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	Harold in Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The symphony is inspired by the mood of a poem by Lord Byron, "Childe Harold" a fragment of epic with a quintessentially Romantic hero.
		In the symphony Harold's character is represented by the viola.
		Harold in Italy premiered at the Conservatoire, Girard conducting, badly, 23 November 1834.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harold_in_Italy (443 words)

	Harold in Italy - Hector Berlioz
		The first large-scale reflection of his Italian experiences is the symphony Harold in Italy, composed in 1834 at the suggestion of Paganini and first performed later that year.
		Harold's melancholy is free from anguish, and even the concluding Orgy of Brigands has none of the nightmarish quality of the Witches Sabbath in the earlier symphony.
		It will be seen that much of the thematic material of the symphony is derived from the Harold theme - the first and second subjects of the first movement, the serenade of the third movement, and the main theme of the last.
	www.geocities.com /allan.low/orchestra/berlioz-harold.html (539 words)

	Harold in Italy, Symphony with Viola Solo, Op. 16
		Harold in Italy, Symphony with Viola Solo, Op.
		Harold in Italy, Symphony with Viola obbligato, Op.
		Toveyâs essay on Harold in Italy, perhaps the most entertaining piece in all the seven volumes of his Essays in Musical Analysis (it is in Vol.
	www.kennedy-center.org /calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=composition&composition_id=3150 (1274 words)

	Berlioz Harold in Italy
		The first large-scale reflection of his Italian experiences is the symphony Harold in Italy, composed in 1834 at the suggestion of Paganini and first performed later that year at the Conservatoire.
		Harold in Italy is not a viola concerto - hence the initial dismay of Paganini when Berlioz showed him the work.
		The theme of Harold - re-used by Berlioz together with other music from his discarded overture Rob-Roy - is foreshadowed in the minor key in the first movement (bar 14 and following) before its statement in the major by the solo viola (bar 38 and following).
	www.hberlioz.com /Scores/sharold.htm (1075 words)

	Harold in Italy - Berlioz
		"Harold in Italy" was written in 1834, and first prouced at the Paris Conservatory, November 23 of the same year.
		Among them is the Harold theme, announcing his presence, and the march of the pilgrims taken by two violins and 'cellos in the wings, indicating their passage in the distance.
		As if Harold had turned for a moment and longingly listened to the beautiful melody, wishing that were with them, the viola replied to it.
	www.music-with-ease.com /berlioz-harold-italy.html (637 words)

	Shopping \| Belioz: Harold in Italy
		Harold in Italy is described as a "symphony", but it began life as a concerto, commissioned in 1834 by Paganini, who wanted a work to show off his newly acquired Stradivarius viola.
		At that time he was obsessed with Byron, and with his epic poem Childe Harold in particular, and was determined to write a musical impression of the archetypal romantic hero.
		Paganini, however, was less convinced, and though he handed over the commission fee and came to admire Harold in Italy, he never played the work, declaring it "too full of rests".
	shopping.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4299775-110208,00.html (318 words)

	Los Angeles Philharmonic Association - Piece Detail
		Berlioz spent more than a year in Italy in 1831 and 1832, having won the Prix de Rome, instituted by the French Government to enable French artists to study in an environment of classical art treasures, whether painting or sculpture.
		At Alatri, on his return from Naples, Berlioz and his two Swedish companions spent a dreadful night on hard beds, plagued by fleas and by the 'young men serenading, going round the village all night singing beneath their mistresses' windows, to the accompaniment of a guitar and a terrible squawking clarinet'.
		Harold en Italie is no concerto, even though the viola part calls for a player of great skill and sensitivity.
	www.laphil.org /resources/piece_detail.cfm?id=1085 (711 words)

	Hector Berlioz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He met virtuoso and composer Niccolò Paganini a few times and, according to Berlioz's memoirs, Paganini offered him 20,000 francs after he saw Harold in Italy performed live as the money was intended as a reward for writing a viola piece for the violin virtuoso to perform as his own.
		For Symphonie Fantastique Berlioz was inspired by Thomas de Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
		For La damnation de Faust, Berlioz drew on Goethe's Faust; for Harold in Italy, he drew on Byron's Childe Harold; for Benvenuto Cellini, he drew on Cellini's own autobiography.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hector_Berlioz (1149 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / In Krivine, BSO finds a grand stand-in
		And he presided over strong and effective performances of the "Symphonie fantastique" and "Harold in Italy," which featured principal violist Steven Ansell as soloist.
		The conductor is a man of middle stature and elegant appearance; in profile he looks a little like the publicity photos of the great pianist Arthur Rubinstein taken in the mid-1940s.
		"Harold in Italy" is an even more unusual piece -- four tone poems that the solo viola passes through, reflecting and commenting in the melancholy and soulful manner of the outsider Childe Harold in Byron's once-famous poem.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2003/10/29/in_krivine_bso_finds_a_grand_stand_in (550 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Hector Berlioz
		From his return to Paris in 1832 to his final tour of Russia in 1867, Berlioz composed the dozen or so works for which, in addition to the Symphonie fantastique, he is known today.
		At the suggestion of Italian virtuoso Nicolò Paganini, Berlioz wrote Harold in Italy (1834), a symphony inspired by Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage (1818), an autobiographical poem by English romantic author Lord Byron.
		When Paganini finally heard Harold in Italy performed in 1838, however, he was so impressed that he sent the composer 20,000 francs.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761578315___3/Hector_Berlioz.html (512 words)

	Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music
		Friday’s offered two overtures, Harold in Italy, and Mendelssohn’s Fourth Symphony, the “Italian,” strategically placed to emphasis its kinship with Harold, reflecting the two composers’ contemporaneous experiences in that country.
		Harold in Italy turned out to be the single performance most likely to find a permanent place in the memory banks of the people fortunate enough to hear it, made the more so by the brilliant viola soloist, Tabea Zimmerman.
		Her technical aplomb, deep, cello-like timbre in the mid and lower ranges of the instrument, and pure intonation and silky tones in her upper register, fully characterized the mountain wanderings of the poet.
	www.classicstoday.com /Classics/ConcertReview_ASPFiles/ViewConcertReview.asp?Action=User&ID=371 (495 words)

	“The Strad CDs: Liszt,” The Strad, April 1998 \| Csaba Erdélyi
		Barton plays bang in the middle of the note, with a lovely tone on her 1617 Brothers Amati, and the recording quality is everything we have come to expect from the Dorian team.
		That Liszt attached considerable value to his fine transcription of Harold in Italy was proved when he wrote a coda for his viola version of the Romance Oubliée, using the viola arpeggios from the Pilgrims' March.
		As for Harold in Italy, I have four other versions (three on CD) of the transcription, and this is perhaps the best, with both players at full stretch and the distinguished British pianist Ian Hobson playing every note in the finale—some simplify it.
	www.josephcurtinstudios.com /news/strad/apr98/erdelyi_review.htm (361 words)

	WNYC - Music - Live on WNYC: The London Symphony Orchestra
		Harold in Italy is described as a "symphony" but it began its life as a concerto.
		At that time Berlioz was obsessed with Byron, and with his epic poem "Childe Harold" in particular, and was determined to write a musical impression of the archetypal romantic hero.
		While Berlioz's Harold turned out to be a major four-movement work of glowing warmth, drama, and melodic richness, Paganini never played it, deeming the solo part unworthy of his prodigious virtuosity.
	www.wnyc.org /music/articles/11973 (598 words)

	Tower Records - Bernstein Century - Berlioz: Harold in Italy, etc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Harold In Italy, Op.16: I. Harold In The Mountains
		This 'Harold in Italy' recording is no exception.
		William Lincer...proves an estimable soloist in "Harold," and the mezzo-soprano Jennie Tourel touchingly limns a range of emotions as the Queen of the Nile..."
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=1505109 (436 words)

	Venerable Nanavira Thera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		His father was a rich man owning coalmines in Wales, who commanded a battalion of the British Army in Burma where Harold spent a few years as a child of 7 years.
		Evola had written that his aim was to illuminate the true nature of original Buddhism, weakened to the point of obscurity in subsequent forms whereas the essential spirit of the doctrine was determined by a will for the unconditioned, confirmed by investigation that leads to mastery over life and death.
		Harold, ordained as Nanavira, and later studied under Palane Sri Vajiranana Maha Nayake Thera of Vajiraramaya (to whom he dedicated the only book he wrote).
	www.budsas.org /ebud/ebdha256.htm (1795 words)

	NYU Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Sir Harold Acton Award is intended as an annual honor for prominent Italians and Italian-Americans who have made significant contributions to the preservation, education and enhancement of Italian culture.
		It is one of a number of NYU undertakings - including the Sir Harold Acton Lecture series and the establishment of the Acton Scholars - meant to commemorate Sir Harold's life, his interests and his pursuits.
		In choosing Marchesa Frescobaldi to receive the Sir Harold Acton Award, we celebrate someone who is emblematic of Sir Harold's own values: a passionate admirer and promoter of Italian art, life and culture.
	www.nyu.edu /publicaffairs/newsreleases/b_frescjb.shtml (330 words)

	Classical Net Review - Berlioz - Harold in Italy, etc.
		His 1953 broadcast of Harold was commercially released by RCA and was reissued on CD (60275-2-RG).
		Some of the sides (were these acetate discs?) are noisier than others, and there is some noticeable gain-riding in Harold, which probably was present in the original.
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	www.classical.net /music/recs/reviews/m/m&a04614a.html (453 words)

	Harold in Italy review
		"Harold In Italy," a collaboration between a handful of Australia's finest theater craflsmen, is innovative, daring and visually mesmerizing.
		It has issues to contemplate, but resisting analysis and taking in an imaginative spectacle with fable-like moral undertones is the best way to approach the work.
		In "Harold In Italy" he has written an original and entertaining work of art.
	www.debbiekruger.com /writer/variety/harold.html (513 words)

	Classical Net Review - Berlioz - Harold in Italy, etc.
		"Harold in Italy" Symphony for Viola and Orchestra Op.
		The orchestra is awash in a sea of reverberation, and the solo viola has an unpleasant nasal twang.
		In Harold, both Bernstein's ancient Columbia LP and the Philips CD by Colin Davis have more body and presence.
	www.classical.net /music/recs/reviews/n/nxs53034b.html (486 words)

	Impressions of Italy
		The exuberant opening of this, the most cheerful of his many cheerful compositions, reflects Mendelssohn’s great happiness at having reached Italy “at last!” (in 1830 at the ripe old age of 21).
		Already a seasoned traveler, he was tremendously excited by the trip. Italy was everything he had hoped for and more, not only the galleries and churches but the sounds and smells of the Mediterranean way of life.
		Above all, the “Italian” is an expression of unbounded joy and energy and, as such, it continues to be one of the most popular symphonies ever written.
	www.symphonypromusica.org /notes/0104.html (841 words)

	Zukerman: Back to the Bow With The NSO
		Whether in the luminous fabric of Alban Berg's Violin Concerto or sailing through undulant lines of Hector Berlioz's "Harold in Italy," Zukerman invested his full energy, experience and intelligence.
		After negotiating the angular concerto, the players reveled in the gentle repose of Berlioz's flowing "Harold in Italy," Op.
		In contrast to the antagonistic interaction in a strict concerto, Zukerman's burnished viola worked more in tandem with the orchestra, especially the ethereal harp of Dotian Levalier.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/13/AR2005101302331_pf.html (495 words)

	French Culture \| Music \| Berlioz Centenary 2003 Index
		At the center of "Fantastic Voyages" are the three concerts by the London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Sir Colin Davis from March 4 to March 9.
		The second half of the program for the LSO's opening-night performance in "Fantastic Voyages" is Berlioz's symphony for viola and orchestra, Harold in Italy, with soloist Paul Silverthorne, the orchestra's principal violist.
		Berlioz wrote Harold in 1834, following a stint in Italy in 1831-32 as winner of the Prix de Rome.
	www.info-france-usa.org /culture/music/events/03berliozlinctr.html (1001 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		He has soloed with the Cleveland Orchestra in more than 100 concerts around the world, and is frequently featured in summer festivals, chamber music, and recordings (including Harold in Italy on Decca/London).
		Born in Toronto, Vernon is department head at the Cleveland Institute of Music and has taught a generation of leading violists throughout the U.S. and Canada.
		His performances of Harold in Italy were always the model of how I wished to perform the solo viola part.
	www.fresnophil.org /vernon.htm (146 words)

	Classical Net Review - Berlioz - Harold in Italy, etc.
		This is the classic version of 'Harold in Italy', albeit in rather indifferent mono sound.
		'Harold in the Mountains' has tremendous vigour but at the same time it is a very relaxed piece full of beauty and the ideas of a wandering pilgrim.
		The recordings vary from good to serviceable but 'Harold' is in pretty good 1956 sound.
	www.classical.net /music/recs/reviews/b/bbc04065a.html (255 words)

	ITG 2001 Conference - Mock Orchestral Competition
		The judges for the audition were Murray Greig, professor of music at the Royal College of Music in Manchester, England; Edward Carroll, soloist and music director of the Lake Placid Institute; and Roger Voisin, retired principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; the competition was chaired by Judith Saxton professor of trumpet at Wichita State
		Excerpts were as follows: the offstage trumpet-call from Beethoven’s Second Leonore Overture, the lyrical solo from Harold in Italy, a solo excerpt “Chocolat” from the Nutcracker, the final outburst at the end of Don Quixote, and the opening of The Trumpet Shall Sound, from Messiah.
		There were also two sight-reading excerpts, one from Harold in Italy and one from the first movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 6.
	www.trumpetguild.org /2001conference/thur/202.html (413 words)

	Karen Olson, violist
		Olson’s varied performing and academic background in addition to her keen interest in research enabled and inspired her dedication to her recent publications, The Galamian Scale System adapted for Viola, published by ECS (Schirmer) Publishing, and The Solo Violist's Role in Berlioz's Harold in Italy, published by New York University.
		Hector Berlioz's "Harold" reenacts a Nineteenth Century Romantic hero's journey of self-discovery.
		Berlioz's intellectual approach to programmatic music used a theory of inaudible references allowing the interpreter/performer to "think in sound" and experience Harold's journey through the four movements of Harold in Italy.
	www.karenolson.com (508 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Berlioz - Harold in Italy: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Come to Italy to learn the Italian language and to see our beautiful cities: study Italian in Florence, Milan, Rome and Siena.
		'HAROLD EN ITALIE,' Op.16, Sym en 4 parties avec un alto principal: I. Harold aux montagnes...
		'HAROLD EN ITALIE,' Op.16, Sym en 4 parties avec un alto principal: II.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000034RG (294 words)

	ArkivMusic \| Berlioz: Harold In Italy / Davis, Zimmermann, London So
		Whatever the pluses and minuses of his remakes of Dvorák and Holst, and his variable forays into Bruckner and Elgar, when it comes to Berlioz Davis still delivers the goods as do few others.
		This is a scorcher of a Harold in Italy, swifter and even more rhythmically emphatic than his previous Philips recording, and in Tabea Zimmermann it has a viola soloist as characterful as Davis' conducting and the LSO's playing.
		The flowing opening sets the stage for a positively luscious presentation of Harold's themes, Zimmerman's dusky tone seeming to drink in the timbres of the accompanying winds and harp.
	www.arkivmusic.com /classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=75380 (487 words)

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