LIVE AT THE CONCERTGEBOUW: “... Romantic artists were travellers. Mendelssohn went to the Hebrides, Scotland and Italy, Tchaikovsky visited Florence, Saint-Saëns went as far as Egypt, all of these travels resulting in some unforgettable music. When the Frenchman Hector Berlioz won de Prix de Rome he was allowed to stay in Italy for more than a year, but he hated the place. ‘Those narrowminded Italian composers and their horrible superficial operas, take me back to Paris as soon as possible’, Hector Berlioz cried out after arriving in Rome…” [RNW-host Hans Haffmans]
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie op. 16
César Franck: Symphony in D minor
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