Berlioz : Roméo et Juliette, Cléopâtre

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John Nelson at the head of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg continues the Berlioz adventure with the dramatic symphony Roméo et Juliette (with Joyce DiDonato, Cyrille Dubois, and Christopher Maltman) as well as the lyrical scene Cléopâtre (with Joyce DiDonato). "We must honor Berlioz as the true redeemer of our musical world." Richard Wagner. "What makes Hector Berlioz such a great composer?" asks conductor John Nelson. "In a word, originality... He broke all existing traditions of orchestration, structure, harmonic language, and storytelling. Even today, his music is fresh, surprising us at every turn with unspeakable beauty." Nelson now adds two other astonishingly original works by Berlioz - the "dramatic symphony" Roméo et Juliette and the "lyrical scene" La Mort de Cléopâtre to his Erato discography. He continues the fruitful relationship with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, his choice for the recordings of Les Troyens, La Damnation de Faust, Harold en Italie, and Nuits d'été. Joyce DiDonato, his unforgettable Didon and Marguerite, returns as the suicidal Cléopâtre and is joined in Roméo et Juliette by tenor Cyrille Dubois (who was Iopas in Les Troyens), baritone Christopher Maltman, and the choirs of the Gulbenkian Foundation based in Lisbon and L'Opéra du Rhin de Strasbourg.

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Disc 1

  1. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 1: Introduction. Combats - Tumulte - Intervention du Prince
  2. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 1: Récitatif choral. "D'anciennes haines endormies"
  3. Op. 17, H 79, Pt.1: Strophes."Premiers transports que nul n'oublie !"-"Heureusem
  4. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 1: Récitatif et Scherzetto. "Bientôt de Roméo la pâle rêverie"
  5. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 1: "Mab, la messagère fluette et légère"-"Bientôt la mort est
  6. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 2: Roméo seul - Tristesse - Bruits lointains de concert et de
  7. Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 2: Grande fête chez Capulet
  8. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 2: Nuit sereine - Le jardin de Capulet, silencieux et désert -
  9. Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 2: Scène d'amour
  10. Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 2: La Reine Mab, ou la Fée des Songes
  11. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 3: Convoi funèbre de Juliette. "Jetez des fleurs pour la vierg
  12. Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 3: Roméo au tombeau des Capulets
  13. Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 3: Invocation et réveil de Juliette

Disc 2

  1. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 3: Final. La foule accourt au cimetière-Rixe des Capulets et d
  2. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 3: Récitatif et air. Serment de réconciliation- Choeurs et réc
  3. Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 3: Air. "Pauvres enfants que je pleure"
  4. Op. 17, H 79, Pt. 3: Serment. "Jurez donc par l'auguste symbole"
  5. Cléopâtre, H 36: Récitatif. "C¿en est donc fait !"
  6. Cléopâtre, H 36: "Ah ! qu'ils sont loin ces jours, tourment de ma mémoire"
  7. Cléopâtre, H 36: Méditation. "Grands Pharaons, nobles Lagides"
  8. Cléopâtre, H 36: "Non!... non, de vos demeures funèbres"
  9. Cléopâtre, H 36: Récitatif mesuré. "Dieux du Nil, vous m'avez trahie !"