Music Fueled By Desire Hector Berlioz Symphony Fantastique

Play the annotated interactive score, find the idée fixeThe Score
See and hear the instruments as Berlioz used them.The Orchestration
Read the program Berlioz wrote to introduce the Symphonie fantastique.The Programme
Read Berlioz’s own words describing his thoughts and feelings.The Mémoires
Read the reaction from Berlioz’s contemporariesImpressions
Find out how this fantastic story ended.Epilogue

The Programme

IN THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS of the program, we see that Berlioz changed his story in subtle ways. Some of these changes refer to Harriet. Do they reflect Berlioz’s own changing feelings for his heroine?

Explore three versions of the program as they pertain to each version of Harriet.


What's Your Impression?

How much do these different fictional descriptions of Harriet tell us about Berlioz's real feelings towards her?
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