Description:

Charles Dutoit closes the season with a significant and daring piece by Hector Berlioz--written in 1837 for large chorus, an enormous orchestra, and ethereal tenor solo. Berlioz was most interested in the work's dramatic potential, and had a splendid time writing novel passages that alternate between sublime, quiet beauty and thundering, mad-rush weeping. Berlioz wrestled against his own wavering faith to create an unforgettable offering to the eternal hopes and fears of all humanity.

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Program Notes:

June 19, 2009 Download Adobe Acrobat to view Program Notes.

Series Information:

Part of the 2009 Matinee Collection, and package Friday Afternoon 3B

Part of the 2009 Odyssey Collection, and package Friday Afternoon 3B

Part of the 2009 Weekday Collection, and package Friday Afternoon 3B