Symphonie fantastique, H 48 (Berlioz, Hector)

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Performances

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Carolus (2011/2/2)

4 more: II. Un Bal • III. Scène aux champs • IV. Marche au supplice • V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat

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Performer Pages DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
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Misc. Notes Performed 9 October 2010, Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville. From archive.org.
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Un bal (No.2)

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Performers Professor P (Paul De Bra playing 4 different accordions and bass accordion)
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4 more: II. Un Bal • III. Scène aux champs • IV. Marche au supplice • V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat

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Editor Charles Malherbe (1853-1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863-1942)
Publisher. Info. Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie I, Band 1
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1900. Plate H.B. 1.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Misc. Notes Apparently, the editors made the decision to swap several of the trombone and ophicleide (or tuba, in this case) parts in the fourth movement, completely eliminating the third trombone's infamous pedal tones.
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Madcapellan (2011/7/12)

Editor Nicholas Temperley (1932-2020)
Publisher. Info. New Edition of the Complete Works, Vol.16 (pp.5-164)
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1971. Plate BA 5456.
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Parts

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Editor Charles Malherbe (1853-1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863-1942)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900. Plate Orch.B. 1290/91.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Editor Charles Malherbe (1853-1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863-1942)
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900. Plate Orch.B. 1290/91.
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Misc. Notes transposed to play without C clarinet
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Editor Charles Malherbe (1853-1911)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano 4 hands (Bannelier)

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Arranger Charles Bannelier (1840-1899)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Brandus et Cie., n.d.(ca.1878). Plate B. et Cie. 12358.
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Arranger Otto Singer II (1863–1931)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 9290.
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Arranger Franz Liszt (1811–1886), S.470
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Trentsensky & Vieweg, No.1134, n.d.[1836]. Plate T.et V. 2324.
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Arranger Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
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Imre Mező (1932–)
Publisher. Info. Neue Liszt-Ausgabe, Serie 2, Band 16
Budapest: Editio Musica, 1996. Plate Z.13 353.
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Arranger Franz Liszt (1811-1886), S.470/1–3
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, n.d.(1876?). Plate F.E.C.L. 2829.
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Misc. Notes 4th mov. nonexistent, 5th mov. partial (only 9 last pages)
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(1: cover, 2-3: preface, 4-45 (#2–43), [missing #44-60], 46-54 (#61–69); music)
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For Piano (Liszt)
See: L'idée fixe, S.470a/1, by Franz Liszt

Nos.2, 4

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Arranger John Foulds (1880-1939)
Publisher. Info. London: Hawkes & Sons, 1924. Plate H. & S. 6204.
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Misc. Notes Movements II "Un Ball", and IV "Marche au Supplice"
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Un bal (No.2)

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15 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet in B♭ • Bassoon • Horn (F) • Trumpet (C) • Trombone • Timpani • Percussion • Harp • Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

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Arranger Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d.(1834). Plate S.2677.
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Marche au supplice (March to the Scaffold) (No.4)

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Arranger Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
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Publisher. Info. Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.(1866). Plate 466.
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Misc. Notes A later transcripton than S.470/4
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General Information

Work Title Symphonie fantastique
Alternative. Title Fantastic Symphony
Name Translations 幻想交响曲; 幻想交響曲; Symfonia fantastyczna; Sinfonia fantastikoa; הסימפוניה הפנטסטית; Sinfonía fantástica; Sinfonia fantastica; Fantasztikus szimfónia; Fantastiline sümfoonia; Sinfonia Fantástica; Фантастическая симфония; Fantastična simfonija; Фантастична симфонија; แซ็งฟอนีฟ็องตัสติก; Simfonia fantàstica; Fantastinen sinfonia; Фантастична симфонія; Fantastická symfonie; سمفونی فانتاستیک; ფანტასტიკური სიმფონია; Symphonie Fantastique; Ֆանտաստիկ սիմֆոնիա; Simfonia fantastică; Simfonio Fantasta; Fantastiskā simfonija; 환상교향곡; السمفونيه فانتاستيك
Name Aliases Episode de la vie d'un artiste; ซิมโฟนี ฟ็องตาสติก; An Episode in the Life of an Artist; ซิมโฟนีฟองตาสติก; Simfonia fantástica; Symphonie fantastique op. 14; Épisode de la vie d’un artiste, symphonie fantastique en cinq parties; An Episode in the Life of an Artist, in Five Parts; Fantastical Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections; Fantastical Symphony
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 22145304740878610345; GND: 300019416; SELIBR: 214901; BNF: 13908482b
Composer Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. H 48 ; Œuvre 14
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHB 59
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
I. Rêveries – Passions. Largo – Allegro agitato e appassionato assai – Religiosamente
II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo
III. Scène aux champs. Adagio
IV. Marche au supplice. Allegretto non troppo
V. Songe d’une nuit de sabbat. Larghetto – Allegro
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1830
First Performance. 1830 (December) in Paris, Société des concerts du Conservatoire
Orchestra, François Antoine Habeneck (conductor)
First Publication. 1845
Dedication Nicholas I of Russia
Average DurationAvg. Duration 55 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd also English horn), 2 clarinets, 4 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, 2 ophicleïdes
timpani (4 players), bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, chimes, 4 harps, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
Online scores (Scorch format) at the Hector Berlioz website
Keeping Score - Symphonie fantastique (San Francisco Symphony)
Symphonie fantastique -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information Publication History

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Compositions and Literary Works by Hector Berlioz
Operas

Les francs-juges, H 23 · Benvenuto Cellini, H 76 · Les Troyens, H 133 · Béatrice et Bénédict, H 138

Symphonies

Symphonie fantastique, H 48 · Harold en Italie, H 68 · Roméo et Juliette, H 79 · Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, H 80

Concert Overtures

Grande ouverture de Waverley, H 26 · Grande ouverture du Roi Lear, H 53 · Intrata di Rob-Roy MacGregor, H 54 · Le carnaval romain, H 95 · Le Corsaire, H 101

Liturgical works

Messe solennelle, H 20 · Grande messe des morts, H 75 · Te Deum, H 118

Other choral works

Lélio, ou le retour à la vie, H 55 · La damnation de Faust, H 111 · Tristia, H 119 · Vox populi, H 120 · L’enfance du Christ, H 130

Songs and cantatas

Herminie, H 29 · Cléopâtre, H 36 · Irlande, H 38 · Les nuits d’été, H 81 · Feuillets d’album, H 121 · Fleurs des landes, H 124

Writings

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