Mitropoulos Conducts Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48

In this album, Dimitri Mitropoulos tackles one of the milestones of orchestral Romanticism: Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14. Leading the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Greek conductor highlights the formal boldness and timbral inventiveness of this visionary score. From the contrasting passions of the first movement to the light atmospheres of the waltz, to the evocative bucolic calm of the Scène au champ , Mitropoulos constructs an interpretive journey of great intensity. The dramatic tension explodes in the Marche au supplice and culminates in the final Sabbath, rendered with strength and precision. A captivating interpretation, rich in orchestral color.