Short bio Hector Berlioz
Birthday:
1803 in La Côte-St.-André, Isère, France
Died:
1869 in Paris, France
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Romantic
Full biography Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz was a French composer born in 1803, and he is widely regarded as a major figure in the Romantic Movement. His compositions were characterized by their emotional intensity and fantastical elements. Berlioz was a highly skilled orchestrator and his works often feature large and complex orchestras.
Berlioz's most famous work is his Symphonie fantastique, a programmatic symphony that tells the story of an artist's unrequited love and eventual downfall. The work is notable for its use of recurring themes and innovative orchestration techniques, such as the use of the ideé fixe, a recurring melody that represents the artist's beloved.
In addition to his orchestral works, Berlioz composed vocal music, including operas, choral music, and songs. One of his most famous vocal works is the opera Les Troyens, which tells the story of the Trojan War.
Despite his talent, Berlioz faced numerous challenges throughout his career, including financial struggles, critical backlash, and personal turmoil. However, he persevered and continued to produce groundbreaking works until his death in 1869.
Today, Berlioz's contributions to classical music are widely recognized, and his works continue to be performed and celebrated by musicians and audiences alike.
Compositions featuring Hector Berlioz
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salut matinal en langue kanaque, albumleaf for voice, H. 140 | Vocal Music | 1865 | |
| 2 | Marche troyenne, for orchestra (Les Troyens), H. 133b | 5:15 min | Orchestral | 1864 |
| 3 | Collection de 32 Mélodies, songs for voice & piano, H. 139 | Vocal Music | 1863 | |
| 4 | Invitation à louer Dieu, for 2 sopranos, alto & piano, H. 143 (adapted from Couperin) | Vocal Music | 1861 | |
| 5 | Le Temple universel, for double chorus & organ or unaccompanied male chorus, H. 137 | 7:29 min | Choral | 1861 |
| 6 | Tantum ergo, for 2 sopranos, alto, female chorus & organ, H. 142 | 5:13 min | Choral | 1861 |
| 7 | Veni Creator, motet for 3 voices & chorus, H. 141 | 4:30 min | Choral | 1861 |
| 8 | Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138 | 34:01 min | Opera | 1860 |
| 9 | Le Roi des aulnes, song for tenor & orchestra (orchestral arrangement of Schubert's "Erlkönig"), H. 136 | 13:54 min | Vocal Music | 1860 |
| 10 | Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict, opera, H. 138 | 7:58 min | Orchestral | 1860 |
| 11 | Hymne pour la consecration du nouveau tabernacle, for chorus, piano & organ, H. 135 | 7:16 min | Choral | 1859 |
| 12 | Plaisir d'amour, song for baritone & orchestra, H. 134 (orchestration of Martini work) | 3:43 min | Vocal Music | 1859 |
| 13 | Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a | 133:30 min | Opera | 1858 |
| 14 | Au bord d'un riviére, song (sketch) for voice & piano, H. 132 | Vocal Music | 1855 | |
| 15 | L'impériale, cantata for double chorus & orchestra, H.129 (Op. 26) | 10:11 min | Choral | 1855 |
| 16 | Valse chantée par le vent dans les cheminées d'un de mes châteux en Espagne, albumleaf, H. 131 | Vocal Music | 1855 | |
| 17 | Albumleaf for Edward Silas, H. 127 | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1852 | |
| 18 | La Fuite en Égypte, for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H.128 | Choral | 1852 | |
| 19 | Chant des chérubins ("Adoremus"), for chorus (after Bortnyansky), H. 122 | 5:36 min | Choral | 1850 |
| 20 | Feuillets d'album, songs (3) for voice & piano, H. 121 (Op. 19) | Vocal Music | 1850 | |
| 21 | Fleurs des landes, songs (5) for voice & piano, H. 124 (Op. 13) | Vocal Music | 1850 | |
| 22 | L'Enfance du Christ, oratorio for soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 basses, chorus & orchestra ("trilogie sacrée") H. 130 (Op. 25) | 83:16 min | Choral | 1850 |
| 23 | Le Matin, song for mezzo-soprano or tenor & piano (Fleurs des landes), H. 125 (Op. 13/1) | 5:08 min | Vocal Music | 1850 |
| 24 | Pater noster, for chorus (arr. from Bortnyansky), H. 123 | 3:18 min | Choral | 1850 |
| 25 | Petit Oiseau, song for voice and piano (Fleurs des landes; "chanson de paysan"), H. 126 (Op. 13/2) | 3:19 min | Vocal Music | 1850 |
| 26 | Sara la baigneuse, for 2 voices & piano ("ballade"), H. 69 (Op. 11) | 6:43 min | Vocal Music | 1850 |
| 27 | Te Deum, for tenor, 3 choruses, brass bands, organ & orchestra, H. 118 (Op. 22) | 53:00 min | Choral | 1849 |
| 28 | Tristia, for chorus & orchestra (or piano), H. 119 (Op. 18) | 17:27 min | Choral | 1849 |
| 29 | Vox Populi, for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, H. 120 (Op. 20) | Choral | 1849 | |
| 30 | L'Apothéose, for tenor, chorus & piano (adapted from Symphonie funèbre et triomphale), H. 80c (Op. 15) | Choral | 1848 | |
| 31 | La Mort d'Ophélie, for women's chorus & orchestra ("ballade"; Tristia), H. 92b (Op. 18/2) | 7:04 min | Choral | 1848 |
| 32 | Le Menace des francs, for 2 tenors, 2 basses, 6-part chorus & orchestra (Vox Populi), H. 117 (Op. 20/1) | 2:24 min | Choral | 1848 |
| 33 | Nessun maggior piacere, for soprano (or tenor) & piano ("page d'album"), H. 114 | Vocal Music | 1847 | |
| 34 | Chant des chemins de fer, for tenor, 6-part chorus & orchestra (Feuillets d'album), H. 110 (Op. 19/3) | 8:31 min | Choral | 1846 |
| 35 | Le Corsaire, overture for orchestra, H. 101 (Op. 21) | 8:24 min | Orchestral | 1846 |
| 36 | Le Trébuchet, song for 2 voices & piano (Fleurs des landes), H. 113 (Op. 13/3) | 2:34 min | Vocal Music | 1846 |
| 37 | Marche de Rákóczy (Rákóczy March), for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109 | 4:21 min | Orchestral | 1846 |
| 38 | Prière du matin ("O Père qu'adore mon père"), for children's chorus & piano, H. 112 | 3:16 min | Choral | 1846 |
| 39 | La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra ("légende dramatique"), H. 111 (Op. 24) | 99:39 min | Choral | 1845 |
| 40 | Le vent gémit, for solo voice ("sérénade"; albumleaf), H. 106 | Vocal Music | 1845 | |
| 41 | Marche funèbre pour la dernière scène d'Hamlet, for chorus & orchestra (Tristia), H. 103 | 7:53 min | Choral | 1845 |
| 42 | Marche marocaine, for orchestra, H. 105 (orchestration of work by Leopold de Mayer) | Orchestral | 1845 | |
| 43 | Zaïde, boléro for voice, castsnets & piano or orchestra (Feuillets d'album), H. 107 (Op. 19/1) | 3:55 min | Vocal Music | 1845 |
| 44 | Feuillet d'album, for piano, H. 96 | Keyboard | 1844 | |
| 45 | Hymne pour l'élévation, for organ, H. 100 | Keyboard | 1844 | |
| 46 | Hymne à la France, for chorus and orchestra, H. 97 (Op. 20/2) | 6:19 min | Choral | 1844 |
| 47 | Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouverture catactéristique for orchestra, H.95 (Op. 9) | 9:11 min | Orchestral | 1844 |
| 48 | Le Chasseur danois, for baritone & piano (or orchestra), H. 104 | 3:08 min | Vocal Music | 1844 |
| 49 | Morceaux (3) for organ, H. 98-100 | 10:37 min | Keyboard | 1844 |
| 50 | Sérénade agreste à la madone sur le thème des pifferari romains, for organ (Trois morceaux), H. 98 | 3:06 min | Keyboard | 1844 |
| 51 | Toccata, for organ, H. 99 | 2:27 min | Keyboard | 1844 |
| 52 | Chasse à la grosse bête, for oboe & bassoon (albumleaf), H. 93 | Chamber Music | 1843 | |
| 53 | La Belle Isabeau, song for voice & piano, ("conte pendant l'orange"; first version), H. 94 | 4:41 min | Vocal Music | 1843 |
| 54 | Andante in B major, in 2 parts (albumleaf), H.93 | Chamber Music | 1842 | |
| 55 | La Mort d'Ophélie, song for soprano (or tenor) & piano, H. 92a (Op. 18/2) | 6:48 min | Vocal Music | 1842 |
| 56 | Absence, song for voice & piano or orchestra (Les Nuits d'été), H. 85 (Op. 7/4) | 4:56 min | Vocal Music | 1841 |
| 57 | Au cimetière, Clair de lune, song for voice & piano or orchestra (Les Nuits d'été), H. 86 (Op. 7/5) | 5:24 min | Vocal Music | 1841 |
| 58 | L'Ile inconnue, song for voice & piano or orchestra (Les Nuits d'été), H. 87 (Op. 7/6) | 3:38 min | Vocal Music | 1841 |
| 59 | L'Invitation à la valse (Invitation to the Dance), transcription for orchestra after Weber, H. 90 | 8:21 min | Orchestral | 1841 |
| 60 | La Nonne sanglante, opera (unfinished), H. 91 | Opera | 1841 | |
| 61 | Le Spectre de la rose, song for voice & piano or orchestra (Les Nuits d'été), H. 83 (Op. 7/2) | 7:15 min | Vocal Music | 1841 |
| 62 | Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7) | 29:57 min | Vocal Music | 1841 |
| 63 | Recitatives for von Weber's opera Der Freischütz, H. 89 | Opera | 1841 | |
| 64 | Rêverie et caprice for violin & orchestra ("romance"), H.88 (Op. 8) | 8:05 min | Concerto | 1841 |
| 65 | Sur les lagunes. Lamento, song for voice & piano or orchestra (Les Nuits d'été), H. 84 (Op. 7/3) | 6:17 min | Vocal Music | 1841 |
| 66 | Villanelle, for voice & piano or orchestra (Les Nuits d'été), H. 82 (Op. 7/1) | 2:18 min | Vocal Music | 1841 |
| 67 | Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, for band, strings & chorus ad lib, H. 80 (Op. 15) | 33:22 min | Symphony | 1840 |
| 68 | Aubade ("Assez dormir"), for voice & 2 horns, H. 78a | 4:02 min | Vocal Music | 1839 |
| 69 | Roméo et Juliette, for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra ("symphonie dramatique"), H.79 (Op. 17) | 70:53 min | Choral | 1839 |
| 70 | Requiem (Grande Messe des morts), for tenor, chorus & orchestra, H. 75 (Op. 5) | 83:19 min | Choral | 1837 |
| 71 | Chansonette de M. Léon de Wailly ("Au levant là-bas est une île"), song for voice & piano, H. 73 | 3:21 min | Vocal Music | 1835 |
| 72 | Erigone, intermezzo (fragments) for solo voices & orchestra ("interméde antique"), H. 77 | Opera | 1835 | |
| 73 | Le Chant des bretons, song for tenor (or male chorus) & piano (Fleurs des landes), H. 71 (Op. 13/5) | 2:01 min | Vocal Music | 1835 |
| 74 | Le Cinq Mai, for bass, chorus & orchestra ("chant sur la mort de l'empereur Napoléon"), H. 74 (Op. 6) | 12:57 min | Choral | 1835 |
| 75 | Benvenuto Cellini, opera, H. 76a, Op. 23 | 32:16 min | Opera | 1834 |
| 76 | Harold en Italie (Harold in Italy), symphony for viola & orchestra, H. 68 (Op. 16) | 37:48 min | Symphony | 1834 |
| 77 | Je crois en vous ("Quand mon âme ravie"), for voice & piano, H. 70 | 5:51 min | Vocal Music | 1834 |
| 78 | Le Cri de Guerre du Brisgaw, intermezzo for vocalists and orchestra, H. 23c | Opera | 1834 | |
| 79 | Les Champs, for voice & piano (Feuillets d'album), H. 67 (Op. 19/2) | 5:28 min | Vocal Music | 1834 |
| 80 | Sara la baigneuse, for 2 voices, 2 choruses & orchestra ("ballade"), H. 69 (Op. 11) | 7:01 min | Choral | 1834 |
| 81 | Le Jeune Pâtre breton, for voice & piano & horn ad lib (Fleurs des landes), H. 65 (Op. 13/4) | 4:11 min | Vocal Music | 1833 |
| 82 | Sur l'alpes, quel délice! for 3 male voices ("Le chausseur de chamois"; arrangement of alpine melody), H. 64 | Vocal Music | 1833 | |
| 83 | Dans l'alcôve sombre, song (sketch) for voice & piano | Vocal Music | 1832 | |
| 84 | La Captive, for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 60 (Op. 12) | 6:36 min | Vocal Music | 1832 |
| 85 | Quartetto e coro dei maggi, for chorus & orchestra, H. 59 | 4:40 min | Choral | 1832 |
| 86 | King Lear Overture (Grande Ouverture du roi Lear), for orchestra, H. 53 (Op. 4) | 14:58 min | Orchestral | 1831 |
| 87 | Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie, for soloists, chorus & orchestra ("monodrame lyrique"), H. 55 (Op. 14bis) | 44:50 min | Choral | 1831 |
| 88 | Méditation religieuse, for chorus & orchestra (Tristia), H. 56 | 5:50 min | Choral | 1831 |
| 89 | Rob Roy Overture (Intrata di Rob-Roy MacGregor), for orchestra, H.54 | 13:26 min | Orchestral | 1831 |
| 90 | Chant de neuf Thermidor, for tenor, chorus & large orchestra (after Rouget de Lisle), H. 51bis | Choral | 1830 | |
| 91 | Grande Fantasie dramatique sur La Tempête, drame de Shakespeare for chorus & orchestra, H. 52 (Op. 14bis) | 14:33 min | Choral | 1830 |
| 92 | Hymne des Marseillais, for chorus & large orchestra (or piano; after Rouget de Lisle), H. 51 | 6:52 min | Choral | 1830 |
| 93 | La Mort de Sardanapale, cantata for soprano, male chorus & orchestra, H. 50 (fragment) | 5:46 min | Choral | 1830 |
| 94 | Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14) | 49:17 min | Symphony | 1830 |
| 95 | Adieu, Bessy, for tenor & piano ("Romance anglaise et française"), H. 46a (Op. 2/8) | 3:45 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 96 | Chanson à boire ("Amis la coupe écume"), for voice, chorus & piano (Neuf Mélodies irlandaises), H. 43, Op. 2/5 | 3:29 min | Choral | 1829 |
| 97 | Chant guerrier, for tenor, male chorus & piano (Neuf Mélodies irlandaises), H. 41 (Op. 2/3) | 3:59 min | Choral | 1829 |
| 98 | Chant sacré, for tenor, male chorus & piano or orchestra (Neuf Mélodies irlandaises), H. 44 (Op. 2/6) | 6:06 min | Choral | 1829 |
| 99 | Elégie en prose, song for tenor & piano, H. 47 (Op. 2/9) | 4:29 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 100 | Fugue à 3 sujets, in 4 parts, H. 35 | Chamber Music | 1829 | |
| 101 | Herminie, cantata ("scène lyrique") for soprano & orchestra, H. 29 | 22:37 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 102 | Huit Scénes de Faust, for solo voices, chorus, orchestra & guitar, H. 33 (Op. 1) | 31:28 min | Choral | 1829 |
| 103 | Hélène ("Qui ne se souvient") for two voices (or male chorus) and piano (or orchestra), H. 40 (Op. 2/2) | 3:16 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 104 | L'Origine de la harpe ("Cette harpe chérie") for soprano or tenor & piano (Neuf Mélodies irlandaises), H.45 (Op. 2/7) | 4:56 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 105 | La Belle voyageuse ("Elle s'en va"), song for voice & piano (Neuf Mélodies irlandaises), H. 42a, Op. 2/4 | 4:29 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 106 | La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36 | 18:32 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 107 | Le Ballet des ombres, for chorus & piano ("ronde nocturne"), H. 37 (Op. 2) | 3:03 min | Choral | 1829 |
| 108 | Le Coucher du soleil, for voice & piano, ("rêverie"; Neuf Mélodies irlandaises), H. 39 (Op. 2/1) | 4:23 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 109 | Neuf Mélodies irlandaises, songs (9) for voice & piano, H. 38 (Op. 2) | 37:14 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 110 | Le Roi de Thulé, for piano & voice (Huit Scènes de Faust), H. 33A (Op. 1/6) | 4:06 min | Vocal Music | 1828 |
| 111 | Mélodie pastorale, song for 3 voices, chorus & piano (Les Francs-Juges), H. 23b | Vocal Music | 1828 | |
| 112 | Nocturne ("Je veux dans l'inconstance"), for 2 sopranos & guitar (arr. from unknown work), H. 31 | 2:30 min | Vocal Music | 1828 |
| 113 | Resurrexit II (Le jugement dernier), for chorus & orchestra H. 20b | 7:22 min | Choral | 1828 |
| 114 | Waverly Overture (Grande Ouverture de Waverly) for orchestra, H. 26 (Op. 1) | 10:19 min | Orchestral | 1828 |
| 115 | La Mort d'Orphée, for tenor, women's chorus & orchestra ("monologue et bacchanale"), H. 25 | 13:39 min | Vocal Music | 1827 |
| 116 | Fugue in 4 parts, H. 22 | Chamber Music | 1826 | |
| 117 | Grande Ouverture des Francs-Juges, for orchestra, H. 23d | 12:31 min | Orchestral | 1826 |
| 118 | La Révolution grecque (Scène héroïque) for 2 basses, chorus & orchestra (or military band), H. 21 | 19:38 min | Choral | 1826 |
| 119 | Les Francs-Juges, opera, H. 23a (fragments) | 13:57 min | Opera | 1826 |
| 120 | Messe solennelle, for soprano, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra, H. 20a | 55:27 min | Choral | 1824 |
| 121 | Amitié, reprends ton empire, song for 2 sopranos, baritone & piano, H. 10b | 4:00 min | Vocal Music | 1823 |
| 122 | Estelle et Némorin ("Je vais donc quitter pour jamais"), for voice & piano (lost), H. 6 | 1:09 min | Vocal Music | 1823 |
| 123 | Le Montagnard exilé ("Loin de la sauvage campagne"), for 2 sopranos & piano/harp ("chant élégiaque"), H. 15 | 7:15 min | Vocal Music | 1823 |
| 124 | Tous qui l'aimas, verse des pleurs, song for tenor & piano, H. 16 | 4:13 min | Vocal Music | 1823 |
| 125 | Canon libre à la quinte ("la nuit de son voile épais"), song for 2 voices & piano, H. 14 | 3:34 min | Vocal Music | 1822 |
| 126 | Le Maure jaloux ("Je vais revoir"), for voice & piano, ("romance"), H. 9 (2 versions) | 5:38 min | Vocal Music | 1822 |
| 127 | Pleure, pauvre Colette ("Auprès de moi Colette"), for 2 voices & piano, H. 11 | 4:02 min | Vocal Music | 1822 |
| 128 | Fleuve du Tage, for voice & guitar, H. 5 (accompaniment composed by Berlioz) | 2:43 min | Vocal Music | 1819 |
| 129 | Invocation à l'amitié, for 3 voices & piano, H. 10a | Vocal Music | 1819 | |
| 130 | Recueil de Romances, songs (35) for voice & guitar, H. 8 (accompaniments composed by Berlioz) | Vocal Music | 1819 | |
| 131 | Le dépit de la bergère, romance for voice & piano, H. 7 | Vocal Music | 1818 | |
| 132 | Overture to "Benvenuto Cellini" (Grande Ouverture de Benvenuto Cellini) for orchestra, H. 76b (Op. 23) | 10:33 min | Orchestral | - |
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