Grande ouverture du roi Lear, H 53 (Berlioz, Hector)

		Composition Year 1831 Genre Categories Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; For 4 players

Performances

• Recordings (2)

Recordings

 Complete Performance
*#270841 - 20.24MB - 16:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 66x⇩

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2013/2/23)

 Complete Performance
*#270840 - 59.23MB - 16:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - - !N/!N/!N - 16x⇩

FLAC file (audio)
Carolus (2013/2/23)

Performer Pages:

DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)

Publisher Info.:

DuPage, IL: DuPage Symphony Orchestra

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 [tag/del]

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Performed 9 February 2013. From Internet archive

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (2)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#56329 - 14.98MB, 56 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V* - 1150x⇩

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Daphnis (2010/2/17)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie II, Band 4.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900–07. Plate H.B. 7

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score
*#77524 - 6.98MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 719x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Fynnjamin (2010/9/3)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900. Plate Part.B.1603

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Rihm)

 Piano 1
*#61090 - 1.77MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 122x⇩

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Morel (2010/4/7)

 Piano 2
*#61091 - 1.25MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 95x⇩

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Morel (2010/4/7)

 Color Cover
*#61092 - 1.55MB, 1 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 59x⇩

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Morel (2010/4/7)

Arranger:

Alexander Rihm (1870-19??)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister, 1907. Plate 8861

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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General Information

Work Title	Grande ouverture du roi Lear
Alternative Title

Composer	Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue Number	Œuvre 4 ; H 53
Key	A minor / C major
Year/Date of Composition	1831
First Performance	1833-12-22 in Paris, Conservatoire.
First Publication	1839
Average Duration	15 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Orchestra 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 4 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, ophecleide (tuba), timpani, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article on Berlioz overtures On-line score (Scorch format) at Berlioz website

Misc. Comments

Publication History

• Paris: 1839, Œuvre 4 (full score)
• Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. (1901), as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie II, Band IV, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
• Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2000, BA 5460, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 20, edited by Diana Bickley