COMPOSERS: Berlioz,Liszt,Wager LABELS: CASAVELLE WORKS: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Wagner: A Faust Overture; Liszt: Battle of the Huns PERFORMER: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/ Ernest Ansermet CATALOGUE NO: VEL 3143
Symphonie fantastique is similar, with a rich palette of colour thrown in for good measure. It is partnered by romps through two relative rarities, Wagner’s A Faust Overture and Liszt’s Battle of the Huns to make a thoroughly enjoyable disc. Christopher Dingle