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Symphonie Fantastique

American  
[san-faw-nee fahn-tas-teek] / sɛ̃ fɔ ni fɑ̃ tasˈtik /

noun

  1. a programmatic symphony (1830–31) in five movements by Hector Berlioz.


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The "Symphonie Fantastique" was brisk, effusive, exquisitely colored, graciously phrased — and irresistible joyous.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2014

The program ended with Bringuier's electrifying, all but gravity-defying performance of Berlioz's psychedelic "Symphonie Fantastique."

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2014

The next night, he performs a Liszt-heavy program, including a Liszt transcription of Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique," as part of the UW President's Piano Series.

From Seattle Times Jan. 28, 2013

Recorded in the same hall in which it was premiered, this Symphonie Fantastique goes well beyond curiosity value, evoking the sheer joy of rediscovering Berlioz's extraordinary sonorities and piquant harmonies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Four years after this he bestowed the sum of twenty thousand francs on Berlioz, who was then in pressing need, delicately disguising the donation as a testimonial of his admiration for the "Symphonie Fantastique."

From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

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