Barbican Concerts

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Thu 6 Jan 2011 7.30pm - Barbican Hall, London

Overview
Audio & Video

Overview

Barry Douglas

LISZT Symphonic Poem No 6 ('Mazeppa')
LISZT Piano Concerto No 2
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

François-Xavier Roth conductor
Barry Douglas piano
London Symphony Orchestra

Tickets: £8 £14 £19 £25 £32

Liszt’s demanding Symphonic Poem (1851) is inspired by Victor Hugo’s ballad, and has all of the energy of the tale of a page strapped to a madly galloping horse. His Second Piano Concerto (1857) is a notably intense piece, structured around a single compelling theme. Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique (1830) has all the drama one could wish for, telling the story of a lovestruck musician who overdoes the laudanum and suffers wild, supernatural hallucinations.