[PDF] Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique – Les nuits d`été

What is Louis Hector Berlioz famous for?

Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three… 06. Sarah Connolly & Julius Drake: Summer Nights 08 Oct 2021 Enjoying our texts and translations?

Who wrote Les nuits d'été?

Les nuits d'été ( Summer Nights ), Op. 7, is a song cycle by the French composer Hector Berlioz. It is a setting of six poems by Théophile Gautier. The cycle, completed in 1841, was originally for soloist and piano accompaniment. Berlioz orchestrated one of the songs in 1843, and did the same for the other five in 1856.

Why did Berlioz choose nuits d'été?

The title Nuits d'été was Berlioz's invention, and it is not clear why he chose it: the first song is specifically set in spring rather than summer.

When did Berlioz write 'absence'?

In 1843 Berlioz orchestrated the fourth song, "Absence" for his lover, Marie Recio, who premiered it in Leipzig on 23 February 1843; it was not until 1856, that he returned to Les nuits d'été, making an orchestral arrangement of "Le spectre de la rose" for the mezzo-soprano Anna Bockholtz-Falconi.