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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 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 year, Bringuier auditioned with "Symphonie Fantastique" and was selected over a large number of older candidates to become Salonen's assistant with the L.A.

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

When Berlioz premiered his revolutionary Symphonie Fantastique in 1830, Beethoven had been dead for only three years and Schubert for two.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the end of 1828, after the failure at rehearsal of the Symphonie Fantastique, he was asked to write something for Girard, conductor of the Th��tre Italien.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher

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