Berlioz Takes a Trip
- Episode aired May 25, 1969
- 55m
Bernstein discusses what he describes as the "first psychedelic symphony," Berlioz's "La Symphonie Fantastique", examining the concept of the idée fixe in music and illustrating this concept... Read allBernstein discusses what he describes as the "first psychedelic symphony," Berlioz's "La Symphonie Fantastique", examining the concept of the idée fixe in music and illustrating this concept with excerpts from the first movement.Bernstein discusses what he describes as the "first psychedelic symphony," Berlioz's "La Symphonie Fantastique", examining the concept of the idée fixe in music and illustrating this concept with excerpts from the first movement.