Mitropoulos Conducts Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H. 48 (Hi-Res & DSD)

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