Berlioz frequently turned to Shakespeare for inspiration, and in Béatrice et Bénédict produced a delightful and sensuous score based on Much Ado About Nothing. The brilliant young cast excel in some of Berlioz's most beautifully crafted and elegant music under the inspirational guidance of Sir Colin Davis.

Composer Berlioz
Conductor Sir Colin Davis
Performers London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
Soloists Enkelejda Shkosa, Kenneth Tarver, Susan Gritton, Sara Mingardo, David Wilson-Johnson, Laurent Naouri, Dean Robinson

Béatrice et Bénédict: Volume 1
1. Ouverture
2. Act I, No 2 - "Le more est en fuite"
3. Act I, No 2bis - Sicilienne
4. Act I, No 3 - "Je vais le voir ... il me revient fidele"
5. Act I, No 4 - "Comment le dedain pourrait-il mourir?"
6. Act I, No 5 - "Me marier? Dieu me pardonne!"
7. Act I, No 6bis - "Mourez, tendres epoux"
8. Act I, No 7 - "Ah! Je vais l'aimer"
9. Act I, No 8 - "Vous soupirez, madame ... Nuit paisible et sereine"

Béatrice et Bénédict: Volume 2
1. Entr'acte
2. Act II, No 9 - Improvisation et choeur a boire
3. Act II, No 10 - "Dieu! Que viens-je d'entendre ... Il m'en souvient"
4. Act II, No 11 - "Je vais, d'un choeur aimant"
5. Act II, No 12 - "Viens! Viens, de l'hymenee"
6. Act II, No 13 - "Dieu qui guidas nos bras"
7. Act II, No 14 - "Ici l'on voit Benedict"
8. Act II, No 15 - "L'amour est un flambeau"

Release date 9 October 2000
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Digital booklet in English / Notes de programme en français / Einführungstexte auf Deutsch

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Tony Faulkner
Recorded June 2000 in the Barbican Hall, London

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