Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties, Op. 14
(Fantastical Symphony: Episode in the Life of an Artist… in Five Sections)

Symphonie fantastique is an epic for a huge orchestra. Through its movements,
it tells the story of an artist’s self-destructive passion for a beautiful woman.
The symphony describes his obsession and dreams, tantrums and moments of tenderness,
and visions of suicide and murder, ecstasy and despair.