Composition: Harold en Italie, H 68 (Berlioz, Hector)
| Title | Harold en Italie, Symphonie avec un alto principal en 4 parties |
| Alternative title | Harold in Italy, Symphony with solo viola in 4 parts |
| Creators | Hector Berlioz (composer) |
| Opus | H 68 |
| Instrumentation | viola and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1834 |
| First published | 1848 |
| Dedication | À Monsieur Humbert Ferrand |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2400 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Harold aux montagnes. Scènes de mélancolie, de bonheur, et de joie | — | — | — |
| II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir | — | — | — |
| III. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse | — | — | — |
| IV. Orgie de brigands. Souvenirs des scènes précédentes | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | viola and piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Mily Balakirev |
| view | II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir | piano | Franz Liszt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1834 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | 1899 | Complete Score · view I. Harold aux montagnes, etc. II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir · view III. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse IV. Orgie de brigands. Souvenirs des scènes précédentes · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 (Piccolo) · view Oboe 1 (English Horn), 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C, A) · view Bassoons 1/3, 2/4 Separate part for Bassoons 3 and 4, movement II · view Horn 1, 2 (G, E, C, E), 3 (D, C, F, G), 4 (D, C, E, G) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C); Cornet 1, 2 (A, B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Cymbals, 2 Tambours de basque, Triangle · view Harp · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Brandus | — | Complete Score and Viola Part · view Complete Score · view Viola Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Brandus | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir | Arrangement for piano |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir | Arrangement for piano |
Editio Musica | 1996 | Complete Score (S.473) (scan) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Yehudi Menuhin (viola) and Colin Davis (conductor) | 1. Harold aux montagnes · file 2. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir · file 3. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse · file 4. Orgie de brigands · file |
| view | New York Philharmonic (orchestra) | Leonard Bernstein (conductor) and William Lincer (viola) | 1. Harold aux montagnes · file 2. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir · file 3. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse · file 4. Orgie de brigands · file |
| view | NBC Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Arturo Toscanini (conductor) and Carlton Cooley (viola) | 1. Harold aux montagnes · file 2. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir · file 3. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse · file 4. Orgie de brigands · file |
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