Berlioz/Liszt - Harold en Italie, (Duchâble-Caussé)

Liszt - Harold en Italie de H. Berlioz, 0:00 I. Harold aux montagnes (Scènes de mélancolie, de bonheur et de joie) 14:50 II. Marche de pèlerins chantant la prière du soir 23:30 III. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse 29:50 IV. Orgie de brigands (Souvenirs des scènes précédentes) The only mystery which surrounds Liszt’s transcription of Harold in Italy is why, having produced it so promptly, he took so long to publish it. As with the Symphonie fantastique, it is also clear that Liszt’s version was made before Berlioz effected some slight alterations in the score prior to publication—as so often with Berlioz, there was a considerable delay between composition and performance and the appearance of the printed work, and Liszt’s version preserves the original text. Thus the viola is heard in several notes just before the final chorale in the Pilgrims’ March which no longer feature in the score, and Liszt has a