Great Composers: Hector Berlioz

A look at a archetypal Romantic.

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[alexandresobreiramartins]

"Watch her fall asleep...!!! Dude!!!" I love those moments. They make your videos far more enjoyable than most (if not all), because you manage to be at once scholarly and fun to watch, never snobbish. I don't mean I condone lowering the bar for lazy people but that's something you never do. I just think some humor is always important.

[erzsblasfantaven]

Let's not forget that time when as a teen he grew his hair out and dressed as a girl to prank the people in his town
I love him: great orchestration style and a biography worth a movie

[laurenlofton]

Berlioz: Big Orchestra...NOW

Mahler: Me too

[classicalmusic]

Berlioz is my number 1 favourite composer. Last year I went to a performance of the Requiem, it was an unforgettable experience!

[carlanderton]

Excellent bio, Classical Nerd! I have always had an affinity for Berlioz and his odd, unique style. Thank you for an insightful portrait of him.

[sugetoosty]

My daughter is doing a report on him and your video was awesome, and interesting!

[DJKLProductions]

I once watched his opera "La Damnation de Faust" live. It was incredible!

[lorijones]

I sang in a performance of the Requiem when I was 18, and it's still my favorite opus of all time decades later.

[timothyalvaradozzz]

I.. am.. going to subscribe right now...

[janburris]

Interesting as always. Thank you, Thomas.

[samovarmaker]

Berlioz: "I want to write *large* music"
Scriabin: "Hold my mysterium"

[Mackeson]

I love Berlioz, The remark about him being friends ( Yet polar opposites) with Mendelssohn is illustrated by a remark the latter made about Berlioz's scores , something on the lines of when you look through a Berlioz score you feel as if you need to wash your hands afterwards because ( to him) they were so messy.

[blindazabat]

You did very well with your pronunciation of "Les Troyens" ;)

[samplumbmusic]

I’m working on a tenor aria from “Les Troyens” and this video was entertaining and very useful for learning more about the composer. Thanks for your presentation!

[georgealderson]

I am always amazed at how much you manage to pack into your talks sir and that is allowing for the infernal advertisements on YouTube. Anyway thank you for this piece about HB. I was brought here as someone was asking if anyone knew the name of a piece. I happened to know it (it's the good bit from Les Francs Juges!) The person mentioned that HB was generally not his favourite but you can not like everyone I suppose! Blessings and peace

[wolfgangresch]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🤣🤣🤣What a character!! Thank you Maestro 👍

[logancampbell]

Love this video series they are very well informed. For the next one you should do a video on Richard Strauss.

[lethaldream]

i was just searching yt for a video about Berlioz and i was surprised at how little videos there were explaining his life. maybe there are some other ones but this was the only top hit that wasn't just a musical piece itself (i think?) so thank you!

[davidmayhew]

Just listen to all of Colin Davis' acclaimed Berlioz cycle which included Les Troyen. A great recording like all of them. I think his style is inimitable. Like no one else. A great orchestrator. Non of his works need such large forces to be effective. The Requiem is performed all the time throughout the world.

[aayyiss]

one of his solo works does survive, it is called rustic serenade to the virgin and it's for harmonium