... Smithson fascinated him, but she scorned him. Berlioz then considered committing suicide by taking opium. This piece is an important piece of the early Romantic Period. The scores calls for a total of over 90 instrumentalists, is the most of any symphony wrote at that period. At that time ... Conservatoire. It was a considerable success. The first movement, Rêveries – Passions (Day-dreams – Passions) starts by the woodwinds to create the romantic opening. Then the strings join in, and the texture of the music becomes richer. The recurring theme, idée fixe, is bought out by ... to c...

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