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Episode Details: Tugan Sokhiev: Berlioz, Harold en Italie, Symphony, Op. 16
Tugan Sokhiev: Berlioz, Harold en Italie, Symphony, Op. 16
Series: Masterpieces Performed by NHK Symphony Orchestra
Season: Season 7
Episode Number: 2
Air Date:
Duration: 49 min
This piece by Hector Berlioz, Harold en Italie (“Harold in Italy”), symphony, Op. 16, is his symphony with a viola solo. In this performance, the solo is played by Ryo Sasaki, principal violist for the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Berlioz saw great possibilities for individual instruments to express human feelings. He believed that he could create the dramatic operatic atmosphere by composing heart-rendering monologues for instruments without relying on opera singers. Be mesmerized by the drama produced by the no-holds-barred collaboration of Sokhiev, NHK Symphony Orchestra and Ryo Sasaki.
Cast and Guests
Fuminori Maro Shinozaki
Self - Concertmaster (archive footage)
Tugan Sokhiev
Self - Conductor (archive footage)
Ryo Sasaki
Self - Principal Viola (archive footage)