2 catalog entries, grouped by year.
Berlioz's Harold in Italy places a recurring viola theme within four orchestral scenes. Paganini had asked for a work featuring his viola, but Berlioz made the soloist more of an observer than a continuously dominant...
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Classical 300Berlioz organized this five-movement symphony around a written story of an artist's obsession and increasingly disturbing visions. A recurring melody represents the beloved and changes character with each situation....
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