Tore F Steenslid wrote:
>I have recently bought the three CD boxes released by Philips of Sir Colin
>Davis' Berlioz recordings. I was wondering what more of Berlioz' music is
>out there that I should get next.
I envy you hearing all those recordings for the first time. They contain
nearly all the Berlioz there is. There was a Denon CD containing such
rarities as The Greek Revolution and Le cinq mai, and conducted by Jean
Fournet, but I doubt it's still available.
It's also worth hunting down a copy of Berlioz's Memoirs. They are
tedious in places but in general, quite fascinating. They certainly left
me wishing he'd been able to write more music, but with a great sense of
gratitude for the masterpieces he did leave us.
Richard Pennycuick
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