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Hector Berlioz: La Damnation
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In 1864 Berlioz was made Officier de la Légion d’honneur. On 22 August, Berlioz heard from a friend that Amélie, who had been suffering from poor health, had died at the age of 26. A week later, while walking in the Montmartre Cemetery, he discovered Amélie’s grave: she had been dead for six months.[44] By now, many of Berlioz's friends and family had died, including both of his sisters. Events like these became all too common in his later life, as his continued isolation from the musical scene increased as the focus shifted to Germany.[10] He wrote:
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This work should not be confused with Berlioz's later work, La damnation de Faust, which incorporates some music from this earlier composition. 4. Écot des joyeux compagnons: Histoire d'un rat(Sibelius 1) 5. Chanson de Méphistophélès: Histoire d'une puce(Sibelius 1) 8. Sérénade de Méphistophélès(Sibelius 1)
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The music of Berlioz is conceived on large lines, in broad masses of tone color, with new harmonies and imposing effects. He won a noble place in art through many trials and hardships. His music is the expression, the reflection of the mental struggles of a most intense nature. The future will surely witness a greater appreciation of its merits than has up to now been accorded it.
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La Mort de Sardanapale was the work with which Berlioz finally achieved his goal. Unfortunately, and ironically, the score is the only one of his four entries, which has not survived – Berlioz destroyed it – but a fragment was later found. This surviving element is recorded here, prefaced by a recitation of the second and third verses of the set aria (the reciter is uncredited.) Daniel Galvez Vallejo is once again a most effective soloist. The fragment is really too brief to permit any significant evaluation of the music but it’s good to have it included.
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