First published at 14:06 UTC on May 10th, 2023.
King Lear Overture, Op. 4, H. 53 by Hector Berlioz
Berlioz completed this short work for orchestra in 1831, with the premiere performance being given in December of 1833 at the Paris Conservatoire. The work is based on the Shakespeare play of the s…
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King Lear Overture, Op. 4, H. 53 by Hector Berlioz
Berlioz completed this short work for orchestra in 1831, with the premiere performance being given in December of 1833 at the Paris Conservatoire. The work is based on the Shakespeare play of the same name, written at some point between 1603 and 1606, with the first confirmed performance being given in December of 1606 for James I.
Berlioz was 28 at the time of composing this overture, and was returning to France after a trip to Italy. Berlioz had been awarded the ‘Prix de Rome’ in 1830, a scholarship for French artists founded by Louis XIV. A component of this scholarship would be for the winner to study at the ‘Villa Medici’, a French art academy in Rome.
This work is comprised of a single movement.
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