Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op.14
		I: Idée fixe, first movement In this programmatic symphony, Berlioz uses a musical theme to represent the woman loved by an artist who has attempted suicide by opium, only to fall into a drugged dream state. In each movement this idée fixe (as he called it) appears in different forms that mirror his vision of the woman. In the first movement, the theme is abstract and ideal, as is his vision of the woman. Real Audio: 28k | 56k	More information about this album Essential Classics
		II: A Ball In the second movement, she is a vision of beauty seen at a ball. The idée fixe is set as a lovely waltz. Real Audio: 28k | 56k
		V: Idée fixe, fifth movement Later, after the artist has murdered her in a jealous rage, he sees his love at a witches' Sabbath, and the theme is transformed into a grotesque parody of its former beauty. Real Audio: 28k | 56k
		V: Dream of the Witches' Sabbath Berlioz was a master of orchestration. Here he uses the instruments in new and different ways to paint a musical picture of midnight and a witches' Sabbath. Real Audio: 28k | 56k
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