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 21, 2009 Download Adobe Acrobat to view Program Notes.

Series Information:

Part of the 2009 Celebration Collection, and package Sunday 4

Part of the 2009 Connoisseur Collection, and package Sunday 4

Part of the 2009 Matinee Collection, and package Sunday 4

Part of the 2009 Weekend Collection, and package Sunday 4