Today's Biggest Price Drops!View the deals page.
Vinylscout logoVinylscout

Search albums to compare vinyl prices

    2. Albums
    3. berlioz: les troyens, op. 29 - hector berlioz

    Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29

    Hector BerliozHector Berlioz
    Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29 - Hector Berlioz

    Album Description

    Immerse yourself in the grandeur of Hector Berlioz's magnum opus with this stunning recording of "Les Troyens, Op. 29." This complete, uncut score, drawn from live concert performances, offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience the full scope of Berlioz's epic opera. Spanning nearly two and a half hours, this album is a testament to the composer's genius and his unique vision of the Trojan saga.

    Recorded live in April 2017, this Erato release captures the raw energy and drama of Berlioz's orchestration. The album features a stellar cast of vocalists and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the renowned John Nelson. Each track is a masterclass in orchestration, showcasing Berlioz's innovative use of harmony, rhythm, and dynamics.

    From the ominous forebodings of Cassandre to the triumphant marches and dances that punctuate the narrative, this recording brings the ancient world of Troy and Carthage vividly to life. The album includes all five acts of the opera, providing a comprehensive journey through Berlioz's retelling of the Trojan War and its aftermath.

    "Les Troyens" is not just an opera; it's a symphonic poem on a grand scale. Berlioz's use of leitmotifs, his expansive orchestration, and his dramatic sense of pacing make this a work that demands to be heard in its entirety. This recording, with its crisp, detailed sound, is an ideal way to experience the full power and beauty of Berlioz's music.

    Whether you're a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to Berlioz's work, this album offers a rich and rewarding listening experience. The detailed liner notes provide context and insights into the opera's creation and its place in Berlioz's oeuvre, enhancing your appreciation of this monumental work.

    © 2017 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company℗ 2017 Ascanio's purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company

    Tracks

    1. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H 133, Act 1: "Ha ! Ha ! Après dix ans passés dans nos murailles" (Un soldat, Chœur)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Badischer Staatsopernchor, Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Chœur philharmonique de Strasbourg, Richard Rittelmann, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    2. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Les Grecs ont disparu" (Cassandre)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    3. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Malheureux roi !" (Cassandre)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    4. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "C'est lui !" (Cassandre, Chorèbe)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    5. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Reviens à toi, vierge adorée !" (Chorèbe, Cassandre)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    6. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Pauvre âme égarée !" (Cassandre, Chorèbe)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    7. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Mais le ciel et la terre" (Chorèbe, Cassandre)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    8. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Quitte-nous dès ce soir" (Cassandre, Chorèbe)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    9. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Dieux protecteurs de la ville éternelle" (Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    10. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H 133, Act 1: Combat de CesteHector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    11. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Andromaque et son fils !" (Cassandre, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    12. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Du peuple et des soldats" (Énée)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Michael Spyres, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    13. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H 133, Act 1: "Châtiment effroyable !" (Ascagne, Cassandre, Hécube, Énée, Hélénus, Chorèbe, Panthée, Priam, Chœur)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Agnieszka Slawinska, Badischer Staatsopernchor, Bertrand Grunenwald, Choeur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Chœur philharmonique de Strasbourg, Marianne Crebassa, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Michael Spyres, Philippe Sly, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    14. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Que la déesse nous protège" (Énée, Priam, Cassandre, Tous)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Agnieszka Slawinska, Bertrand Grunenwald, Cyrille Dubois, Frédéric Caton, Hanna Hipp, Jean Teitgen, Joyce DiDonato, Jerome Varnier, Marianne Crebassa, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Michael Spyres, Nicolas Courjal, Philippe Sly, Richard Rittelmann, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    15. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Non, je ne verrai pas la déplorable fête" (Cassandre)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    16. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 1: "Du roi des dieux, ô fille aimée" (Cassandre, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    17. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: IntroductionHector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    18. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: "Ô lumière de Troie !" (Énée)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Michael Spyres, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    19. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: "Ah ! fuis, fils de Vénus !" (L'ombre d'Hector)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Jean Teitgen, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    20. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: "Quelle espérance encore est permise" (Ascagne, Énée, Panthée, Chorèbe, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marianne Crebassa, Michael Spyres, Philippe Sly, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    21. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: "Ha ! Puissante Cybèle" (Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    22. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: "Tous ne périront pas" (Cassandre, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    23. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: "Complices de sa gloire" (Cassandre, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    24. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: "Cassandre, avec toi nous mourrons !" (Cassandre, Un chef grec, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Richard Rittelmann, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    25. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 2: "Le trésor ! le trésor !" (Cassandre, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    26. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "De Carthage les cieux semblent bénir la fête !" (Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    27. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Gloire à Didon, notre reine chérie !" (Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    28. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Nous avons vu finir sept ans à peine" (Didon)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    29. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Chers Tyriens, tant de nobles travaux" (Didon, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    30. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: Entrée des constructeursHector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    31. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: Entrée des matelotsHector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    32. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: Entrée des laboureursHector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    33. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Peuple ! tous les honneurs" (Didon, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    34. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Les chants joyeux" (Didon, Anna)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Hanna Hipp, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    35. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Sa voix fait naître dans mon sein" (Didon, Anna)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Hanna Hipp, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    36. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Échappés à grand peine" (Didon, Iopas)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Cyrille Dubois, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    37. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Errante sur les mers" (Didon)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    38. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "J'éprouve une soudaine et vive impatience" (Didon)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    39. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Auguste reine, un peuple errant et malheureux" (Ascagne, Didon, Panthée)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Marianne Crebassa, Philippe Sly, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    40. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "J'ose à peine annoncer la terrible nouvelle !" (Narbal, Didon, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Nicolas Courjal, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    41. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Reine, je suis Énée !" (Énée, Didon, Iopas, Narbal, Panthée, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Cyrille Dubois, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Nicolas Courjal, Philippe Sly, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    42. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Annonce à nos Troyens l'entreprise nouvelle" (Énée, Didon)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    43. Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 3: "Des armes ! des armes !" (Tous)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Agnieszka Slawinska, Bertrand Grunenwald, Cyrille Dubois, Frédéric Caton, Hanna Hipp, Jean Teitgen, Joyce DiDonato, Jerome Varnier, Marianne Crebassa, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Michael Spyres, Nicolas Courjal, Philippe Sly, Richard Rittelmann, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Stéphane Degout, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    44. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: Chasse royale et orage - Pantomime (Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    45. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: "Dites, Narbal, qui cause vos alarmes ?" (Anna, Narbal)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Hanna Hipp, Nicolas Courjal, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    46. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: "De quels revers menaces-tu Carthage" (Narbal, Anna)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Hanna Hipp, Nicolas Courjal, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    47. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: Marche pour l'entrée de la reineHector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    48. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: Pas des AlméesHector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    49. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: Danse des EsclavesHector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    50. Berlioz: Les Troyens, Op. 29, H. 133, Act 4: "Ha ! Ha !" (Chorus)Hector Berlioz, John Nelson, Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg
    PLAY ON SPOTIFY

    About Hector Berlioz

    Hector Berlioz, born in 1803 near Grenoble, France, was a pioneering figure in the Romantic era, known for his bold and innovative compositions that often defied convention. Despite his father's insistence on a medical career, Berlioz pursued his passion for music, becoming a composer and conductor of remarkable originality. His works, such as the dramatic "Symphonie fantastique" and the grand "Requiem," showcase his masterful orchestration and vivid storytelling. Berlioz's output spans various genres, including symphonies, operas like "Les Troyens," and choral pieces that push the boundaries of musical expression. His unique vision and unyielding creativity make him a standout figure in classical music history.

    123,987 Followers

    Hector Berlioz

    Best vinyl LP prices!

    Compare reliable providers and find the cheapest option. View the current prices below.

    Price unknown - In most cases, this means the album isn't available on LP or is no longer offered on LP by our trusted sellers.

    Discover Genres at Vinylscout

    jazz

    rock

    classical

    bebop

    metal

    singer-songwriter

    soul

    avant-garde

    blues

    christmas

    motown

    rap