Berlioz, "Symphonie Fantastique"

Symphonie Fantastique, which was written just 3 years after
Beethoven’s death, redefined what music could portray. Its color,
fire, narrative arc, vulgarity, descriptiveness, and drug-induced
hysteria put it in a class of its own in the classical music
world. As Leonard Bernstein said: "Berlioz tells it like it is.
You take a trip, you wind up screaming at your own funeral.”
Today we’ll get to know the story behind Symphonie Fantastique,
and also talk about this piece and all of its brilliant
innovations.