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BERLIOZ ON DVD AND VIDEO

Works Conductor Orchestra/Chorus Date of recording Company Catalogue number Soloists
Messe solennelle Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/ Monteverdi Choir 1994 Philips B00006ZU6R Brown/ Viala/ Cachemaille
“Symphonie Fantastique”
(Ballet)
Liszt transcription
for piano
Royal Danish Ballet
Choreography: Leonide Massine
1948 VAI 4507

Symphonie fantastique Celibidache Symphony Orchestra of RAI Turin 1969
2014 reissue (box set)
Opus Arte
5 DVD (with various composers)
OA0977D
O1152BD

Berlioz Rediscovered
Messe solennelle/
Symphonie fantastique
Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/ Monteverdi Choir 1994/1991
2007 issue
DECCA 0743212 Brown/ Viala/ Cachemaille
Symphonie fantastique Karajan Orchestre de Paris 1971 EMI/ Classic Archives 4901129

Symphonie fantastique Previn Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1984 R M Arts B00004Y7I3
& 1561270709

Symphonie fantastique/
Les Nuits d’été
Diederich Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra 1988 Image Entertainment 6305339740 Pollet
Symphonie Fantastique Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique 1991 Philips UCBP-1004

Symphonie Fantastique Jansons Berliner Philharmoniker 2001 Medici Arts 202 0098

Keeping Score

Symphonie fantastique
Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony 2009 SFSmedia

Symphonie fantastique DVD + CD Muti Orchestra giovanile Luigi Cherubini/ Orchestra giovanile Italiana 2010 Zyx Music Classic/ Cornércard ASIN: B003QUBTEC

Lélio, ou le retour à la vie
DVD + CD
Muti Orchestra giovanile Luigi Cherubini/ Orchestra giovanile Italiana/ Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor 2010 Zyx Music Classic/ Cornércard ASIN: B003QUBTEM Depardieu/
N/A
Symphonie fantastique Haitink Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 1989; 2015 issue Arthaus Musik 109 166 (DVD)
109 167 (Blu-ray)

Symphonie fantastique Gatti Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 1989; 2016 issue RCO Live RCO16108

Symphonie fantastique Krivine La Chambre Phlharmonique 2014; 2017 issue Alpha ALPHA714

Symphonie fantastique/
Harold en Italie
Eschenbach Orchestre de Paris 2001 Bel Air Classiques BAC016 Zimmermann
Symphonie fantastique/
Les Nuits d’été
Munch Montreal Symphony Orchestra/ Orchestre de Radio Canada 1966; 2004 issue Video Artists International B0001JXP5C
VAI4273
Hétu
Renata Scotto in Budapest

Les Nuits d’été
Lukács Budapest Symphony Orchestra 1991 VAI DVD 4430 Scotto
Harold en Italie Gergiev Mariinski Theatre Orchestra 2007 Bel Air Classiques BAC031 Bashmet
Grande Messe des morts Abravanel Utah Symphony Orchestra/ University of Utah A Capella Choir/ University of Utah Civic Chorale 1969 Vanguard/ Classic Records HDAD 2012 Bressler
Grande Messe des morts Bernstein Orchestre national de France/ Nouvel orchestre philharmonique/ Chœur de Radio France 1975 Kultur Video 1354 Burrows
Grande Messe des morts Davis Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus 1989 Image Entertainment
Arthaus Musik
102027 Lewis
Benvenuto Cellini Gergiev Wiener Philharmoniker
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
2007/ 2009 release Naxos 2.110271 (DVD)
NBD 0006 (Blu-ray)
Fritz/ Naouri/ Sherratt/ Petrenko/ Kovalevska/ Aldrich
Benvenuto Cellini Elder Dutch National Opera
Choreographer/ Stage director: Terry Gilliam
2018 Naxos 2110575-76 (DVD) Osborn/ Muraro/ Naouri/ Anastassov
Roméo et Juliette Davis Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks/
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
(recorded at the Philharmonie in Munich)
1985
reissue on laser disc
reissue in 2006 on DVD
Pioneer
Arthaus Musik
102017 Schwarz/ Langridge/ Meven
Overture Le Carnaval romain Monteux Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1961 VAI 4226

Overture Le Carnaval romain Szell Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1961 VAI 4222

Overture Le Corsaire Norrington Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra 2007 issue Hänssler HAEN 93901

Classic BBC Proms

Overture Le Corsaire
Temirkanov Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra 1992, 2014 reissue ICA Classics
5 DVD
(with various composers)
ICAB5134  
La Damnation de Faust Cambreling Staatskapelle Dresden 1999 Arthaus Musik 100003 White/ Kasarova
La Damnation de Faust Solti Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra 1989 Decca
Arthaus Musik
0714103
102023
Von Otter/ Lewis/ Van Dam/ Rose
Marche hongroise
(La Damnation de Faust)
Karajan Berliner Philharmoniker 1978 Deutsche Grammophon DG NTSC
073 4493

Marche hongroise
(La Damnation de Faust)
Abbado Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 1996 Arthaus Musik 100043

Marche hongroise
(La Damnation de Faust)
Solti Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 1992 Decca UCBD-1006

Le Spectre de la Rose Hartemann Orchestre Philharmonique de l’ORTF 1965 EMI Classics DVA 4928479 Crespin
“Le Spectre de La Rose”

L’Invitation à la Valse (Weber, orch. Berlioz)
cond: Agrest choreog: Fokine Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre 1990- 2002 Arthaus Musik 100 392 Kirov Ballet
Te Deum Abbado Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/ Prague Philharmonic Choir/ Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus/ Tölzer Boys’ Choir 1992 Image Entertainment
Arthaus Musik
ID5804RADDVD
102029
Carreras/ Haselböck
L’Enfance du Christ Munch Boston Symphony Orchestra/ The Harvard Glee Club/ Radcliff Choral Society 1966 VAI VAI 4303 McCollum/ Kopleff/ Uppman/ Gramm
L’Enfance du Christ Ledger Royal Ballet/ English Chamber Orchestra/ English National Opera 1988 Thames Video ASIN: B00008T7A6 Rolfe-Johnson/ Kimm/ Shimell/ Van Allan/ Luxton
Chasse royale et orage
(Les Troyens)
Munch Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1961 VAI 4226 -
Les Troyens Levine Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/ Chorus/ Ballet 1983 Pioneer Entertainment B00005UM2U
6300217388
013023-167391
Troyanos/ Norman/ Domingo/ Monk/ Plishka
Les Troyens Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/
Monteverdi Choir
2004 Opus Arte OA0900D Graham/ Kunde/ Antonacci
Les Troyens Gergiev Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana/ Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana 2009; 2011 issue C Major 706008 (DVD)
706104 (Blu-ray)
Ryan/ Viviani/
Cutler/ Shilova
Matos/ Barcellona/ Bulicheva
Les Troyens Pappano Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera Chorus
2012; 2013 issue Opus Arte OA1097D (DVD)
OABD7113D (Blu-ray)
Hymel/ Antonacci/ Westbroek/ Capitanucci
Béatrice et Bénédict Antonello Manacorda Glyndebourne Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Glyndebourne Opera House, 2016 Opus Arte OA1239D (DVD)
OABD7219D (Blu-ray)
Stéphanie d’Oustrac/
Paul Appleby/
Sophie Karthäuse/ Lionel Lhote
Katarina Bradić
Frédéric Caton
Philippe Sly
La Damnation de Faust François-Xavier Roth Les Siècles
Chœur Marguerite Louise (Chef: Gaétan Jarry)
Versailles, Opéra Royal Château de Versailles Spectacle CVS010

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Faust: Mathias Vidal
Marguerite: Anna Caterina Antonacci
Méphistophélès:
Nicolas Courjal
Brander: Thibault de Damas d’Anlezy
Grande Messe des morts [Requiem] John Nelson
Release date: 20th Sep 2019
Phiharmonia Orchestra
Phiharmonia Chorus
London Philharmonic Choir
2019 Erato 9029543064

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Benvenuto Cellini John Eliot Gardiner Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Monteverdi Choir
Versailles, Opéra Royal
filmed in 2019, release date: 2020
Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS020 Sophia Burgos (Teresa)
Adèle Charvet (Ascanio) Michael Spyres (Cellini) Vincent Delhoume: (Francesco)
Lionel Lhote (Fieramosca) Maurizio Muraro: (Balducci)
Ashley Riches (Bernardino) Tareq Nazmi:
(le pape Clément VII)
Symphonie fantastique Mariss Jansons - Retrospective Berliner Philharmoniker Wiener Philharmoniker 2020   Mariss Jansons 6 DVD EuroArts 2067628

MUSIQUE FILMÉE COLLECTION - LOUVRE MUSEUM

Works Conductor Orchestra/Chorus Date of recording Company Soloists colour or black and white
Symphonie fantastique Munch Boston Symphony Orchestra 1962 WGBH, US N/A b&w
Symphonie fantastique Paray Orchestre national de l’Ortf 1971 Ina, France N/A b&w
Symphonie fantastique Bernstein Orchestre national de France 1975 Unitel, Germany N/A colour
Symphonie fantastique Eschenbach Orchestre de Paris 2001 Bel Air Media, France N/A colour
Symphonie fantastique (1)
(Liszt transcription)
choreography: Massine Royal Danish Ballet 1948 France N/A b&w
Les Nuits d’été: Absence Paray Orchestre national de l’ORTF 1971 Ina, France Bacquier b&w
Les Nuits d’été Blomstedt Danish Radio Orchestra 1974 DRTV, Denmark Baker colour
Les Nuits d’été Hétu Orchestre symphonique de Montréal 1966 Radio-Canada/
CBC
distributed by VAI
Horne b&w
Les Nuits d’été A Davis BBC Symphony Orchestra 1996 BBC, UK Lott colour
Harold en Italie Eschenbach Orchestre de Paris ? Bel Air Média, France Zimmerman b&w
Roméo et Juliette (2) choreography: Béjart Orchestre de l’opéra national de Bruxelles ? RAI, Italy N/A colour
Requiem C Davis London Symphony Orchestra 1966 BBC, UK N/A b&w
Benvenuto Cellini (rehearsal)
20 minutes
C Davis N/A 1973 Ina (ORTF), France Eda-Pierre/ Bastin/ Gedda b&w
Benvenuto Cellini Fedoseyev Orchestra and Chorus of the Maggio musicale fiorentino 1987 RAI, Italy Merritt/ Bastin/ Braun/ Ferrin/ Zillio/ Casarin colour
La Damnation de Faust: Hungarian March Mengelberg Concertgebouw Orchestra 1931 Nedfilm, the Netherlands N/A b&w
La Damnation de Faust: Serenade and Song of the flea Plasson Orchestre philharmonique de l’ORTF 1975 Ina, France Bacquier b&w
La Damnation de Faust Baudo Orchestre national de Lyon 1983 Ina (Antenne 2), France Rendall/ Schmidt/ Raimondi/ Frémeau colour
Overture Le Corsaire Barbirolli Hallé Orchestra 1962 Classic archives/ BBC, UK N/A b&w
Les Troyens Baudo Orchestre national de Lyon 1988 FR3, La Sept, France Pickens/ Burt/ de Moor/ Mitchell/ Schwartz colour

Notes:

1. Ballet. The miraculously preserved 1948 film of the choreography which Leonide Massine produced in 1936 for Berlioz’s masterpiece.

2. Ballet.

BIOGRAPHIES

Title Director Date DVD/video Production Principal actor
La Symphonie fantastique Christian-Jaque 1942 video
1966 release
Télédis Jean-Louis Barrault
La Symphonie fantastique Christian-Jaque 1942 DVD
2003 release
Èditions René Chateau Jean-Louis Barrault
I, Berlioz Tony Palmer 1992 (video)
2009 (DVD)
TV documentary Isolde Films Limited Corin Redgrave
Moi, Hector Berlioz Pierre Dupouey 2003 (DVD) TV documentary ARTE France, API productions N/A
In the Footsteps of Berlioz N/A 2012 (DVD)
NTSC, Region 1, US and Canada
Documentary Kultur Video N/A

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