Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869)

Benvenuto Cellini Hol. 76

Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra

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Details
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Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Product Type
Piano reduction (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Author / Composer
Hector Berlioz
Editor
Hugh MacDonald
Product number
277900
Difficulty Level
5
Description

Benvenuto Cellini, premiered in 1838, is inspired by the life of the legendary Florentine goldsmith and Renaissance figure. The premiere was a disatster yet even by Berlioz’s high standards it contains music of exceptionalinventiveness and beauty.</p>

The work is challenging not least due to the three versions which exist:</p>

  • the original version (Paris 1) as Berlioz composed it
  • the version premiered in Paris (Paris 2) after rehearsaland copied into an archival full score
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