#Sibelius 8 first torrent
A torrent of voices warn of judgement, reckoning and eternal damnation, whilst the orchestra, dominated by trumpets and percussion, hammers home the punishment of eternal damnation for unrepentant souls.
The unmistakable orchestral stabs and cascade of shrieking voices unleash a musical hellfire upon the listener. This is an utterly petrifying choral masterpiece: few pieces have as an iconic an opening as the ‘Dies Irae’ from Verdi’s Requiem. That this bizarre narrative is said to be autobiographical makes Berlioz’s narcissistic symphony, which is one of the best pieces of classical music for Halloween, all the more grotesque.Ģ: Verdi: ‘Dies Irae’ from Messa di Requiem Strange sounds, groans, outbursts of laughter distant shouts which seem to be answered by more shouts.”Īs the bells strike midnight, these grotesque otherworldly represented by wailing Eb clarinet solo and ominous lower brass theme.
For the finale, ‘Dream Of A Witches’ Sabbath’, Berlioz wrote in the score, “He sees himself at a witches’ sabbath, in the midst of a hideous gathering of shades, sorcerers and monsters of every kind who have come together for his funeral. The fourth movement, ‘March To The Scaffold’, portrays the protagonist marching to his execution for the murder of his lover – complete with pizzicato bass solo representative of his decapitated head bouncing to the ground. 5: Berlioz: ‘Dream Of A Witches’ Sabbath’ From Symphonie Fantastiqueīerlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique is a programmatic masterpiece, based on the warped, supernatural fantastical imaginings of a mysterious protagonist.
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