Berlioz, "Symphonie Fantastique"
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
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Berlios - The Dancers Whirling Around
The melody that pears here as one of my favourite tunes of berlios. It really sounds like a young artist, and it's so incredibly easy to picture the dancers in your mind's eye. What is so interesting about this tune is that it was not considered sophisticated in berlios time. He is writing a theme that really did belong more in the paris dance halls than on the concert stage.
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