{"product_id":"32-b1-0010","title":"Pierre Boulez - Conducts Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique (1968) 2-LP Vinyl Box Set","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e 32-B1-0010\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1960s, Aria, Chorale, Instrumental, Symphonic\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e2-LP Box Set, 4-page lyric\/dialogue booklet included with a few discoloration spots. Vinyls play with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Box Cover has noticeable discoloration and scuffing front\/back; darker discoloration spots, paper coming unglued on sides on back. Inner-sleeves are original (generic white). Spine is easy to read with some surface abrasion near bottom. Hinge is intact. Some shelf-wear along corners(3 split) and other edges. Some split in paper at bottom edge. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSymphonie Fantastique, Op. 14\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLelio, Or The Return To Life, Op. 14b\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eConducts Berlioz (Symphonie Fantastique \/ Lélio)\u003c\/span\u003e by Pierre Boulez, is a striking recording featuring Hector Berlioz's iconic \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSymphonie Fantastique\u003c\/span\u003e paired with its rarely performed sequel \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eLélio\u003c\/span\u003e (also known as \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eLe Retour à la vie\u003c\/span\u003e), performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with narration by Jean-Louis Barrault and soloists including John Mitchinson and John Shirley-Quirk. Boulez's interpretation of the \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSymphonie Fantastique\u003c\/span\u003e stands out for its graphic, dramatic intensity, precise execution, and chilling atmosphere that emphasizes structural clarity over overt romanticism, creating a hallucinatory quality that some describe as detached yet harrowing. The inclusion of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eLélio\u003c\/span\u003e is particularly noteworthy as it is a unique monodrama blending music, song, and spoken monologue that Berlioz conceived as a companion to the symphony, depicting the artist's recovery through art. This pairing highlights the composer's innovative blurring of concert and theatrical boundaries, making the album historically significant in presenting the two works together as intended. Popular movements from the symphony include the vivid \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eMarche au Supplice\u003c\/span\u003e (March to the Scaffold) and the wild \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eSonge d'une nuit du sabbat\u003c\/span\u003e (Dream of a Witches' Sabbath), which remain fan-favorites for their vivid orchestration and dramatic storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793846858009,"sku":"32-B1-0010","price":14.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-pierre_boulez-conducts_berlioz_symphonie_fantastique_llio.jpg?v=1783554948","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/32-b1-0010","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}