Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette / Ticciati, Swedish Radio Symphony

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Label
Linn Records
Release Date
October 14, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BERLIOZ, HECTOR
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Swedish Radio Choir, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Dragojevic, Staples, Miles, Swedish Radio Sym
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 14, 2016
    • UPC
      691062052122
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CKD521
    • LABEL
      Linn Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Introduction: Combats - Tumulte - Intervention du Prince

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    2. Prologue: D'anciennes haines endormies (Mezzo-soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Katija Dragojevic

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    3. Strophes: Premiers transports que nui n'oubllet (Mezzo-soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Katija Dragojevic

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    4. Recitative and Scherzetto: Bientôt de Roméo la pâle rêverie (Tenor, Chorus)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Andrew Staples

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    5. Romeo Seul - Tristesse - Concert et Bal

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    6. Grande fête chez laes Capulets

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    7. Nuit Sereine - Le jardin de Capulet, silencieux et désert - Les jeunes Capulets, sortant de la fête, passent en chantant des réminiscences de la musique du bal - Ohé Capulets, bonsoir! (Chorus)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    8. La Reine Mab, ou la Fée des songes

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    9. Convoi funèbre de Juliette - Jetez des fleurs pour la vierge expireet (Chorus)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    10. Roméo au tombeau des Capulets

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    11. Invocation - Réveil de Juliette - Joie Délirante, Désespoir - Dernières Angoisses et Mort des deux Amants

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    12. La foule accourt au cimetière, Rixe des Capulets et des Montagus

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Alastair Miles

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    13. Air: Pauvres enfants que je pleure (Père Laurence)

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Alastair Miles

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati

    14. Finale: Serment de réconciliation

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: Swedish Radio Chorus, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Alastair Miles

      Conductor: Robin Ticciati


Robin Ticciat's deserved reputation as one fo the great Berliozian's of our age is evident on this recording, his second, with the award-winning Swedish Radio Symphony. Romeo et Juliette was considered a pinnacle of French Romanticism and a brilliant example of Berlioz's orchestral mastery. The piece is one of the most original conceptions of the 19th century - deftly poised between symphony and stage drama. Robin Ticciati fully communicates the range of Berlioz's imagination; he brings an innate understanding of the romanticism of the music and succeeds in delivering a performance that is brimming with color.

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REVIEW:

The sound pictures are precise and subtle. Katija Dragojevic is a gorgeously warm mezzo, and Alastair Miles a stentorian bass in the final Serment de réconciliation.

– Guardian (UK)