A masterpiece of Romantic orchestral music, swirling with passion and madness.
Charles Munch conducts Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique." The meticulous structure and explosive expressiveness combine to vividly portray the composer's dramatic world.
Munch and the Boston Symphony Orchestra's "Symphonie Fantastique" is renowned for its ideal balance of passion and architectural beauty. The tempo and contrasts of tone are superb, fully depicting the madness and poetry hidden within the work. The tension in the final movement is particularly overwhelming, conveying Berlioz's innovative spirit as an explosion of sound. This is a masterpiece that brings out the fullest potential of the orchestra's color and drama, and one of the most iconic recordings in classical music history.
