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In 1831 Berlioz wrote a sequel, Lélio, for actor, soloists, chorus, piano and orchestra. Overview. The idée fixe theme, which recurs in various guises in each of the five movements.
Berlioz welcomed Liszt's help in revising the work, streamlining the confusing plot; for his other two operas he wrote his own libretti. [150] The epic Les Troyens(1858) is described by the musical scholar James Haaras "incontestably Berlioz's masterpiece",[151]a view shared by many other writers.
- Julian Rushton
- 1983
List of works by Hector Berlioz. Cover to an early, possibly first edition, vocal score of Les Troyens. The French romantic composer Hector Berlioz produced significant musical and literary works. Berlioz composed mainly in the genres of opera, symphonies, choral pieces and songs.
Dec 9, 2022 · That seems a hard act to follow, but two years later, Berlioz produced a musical sequel, entitled “Lelio, or the Return to Life,” which premiered in Paris on today’s date in 1832.
Nov 30, 2023 · Berlioz himself reacted to his own work by producing its sequel (Lélio, or the Return to Life); the protagonist wakes from his nightmare and, eventually, determines to return to his art.
Berlioz wrote a sequel to the “Symphonie Fantastique” called “Lélio, or the Return to Life,” a work for a narrator, a chorus with soloists, an orchestra and a pianist. After briefly recalling the idée fixe of the symphony, it sprawls with thoughts on love, literature and music.
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Nov 30, 2023 · Berlioz revised the symphony over many years before publishing it, and also revised the programme for performances with its sequel, the monodrama of the protagonist’s ‘Return to Life’ (known as Lélio), premiered in 1832 in the presence of the Irish actor Harriet Smithson, who became Berlioz’s first wife.
