Hélène, H 40 (Berlioz, Hector)

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Daphnis (2010/2/11)

Editor Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Translator Emma Klingenfeld (1846–1935), German text
Percy Pinkerton (1855–1946), English text
Publisher. Info. Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie VI, Band 14
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1900–07. Plate H.B. 36.
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Madcapellan (2021/9/12)

Editor Julian Rushton (b. 1941)
Publisher. Info. New Edition of the Complete Works, Vol.12a  (pp.280-285)
Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1991. Plate BA 5452/I.
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Daphnis (2010/5/14)

Editor Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Translator Emma Klingenfeld (1846–1935), German text
Percy Pinkerton (1855–1946), English text
Publisher. Info. Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie VII, Band 16
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1900–07. Plate H.B. 73.
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General Information

Work Title Hélène
Alternative. Title Ballade
Composer Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.2 No.2; H 40
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHB 25
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 strophes (or just 1, 2, 3, and 6)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1829 A
1844 (orchestral version) B
First Performance. 1844/02/03 at Salle Herz B
First Publication. 1830 (vocal score)
1903 (full score)
Librettist Thomas Moore (1779-1852), Irish Melodies
Thomas Gounet (1801-1869), French translation
Language French
Average DurationAvg. Duration 5 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 versions
InstrDetail Version A: 2 tenors, 2 basses (or male chorus (TTBB), piano
Version B: 2 tenors, 2 basses (or male chorus (TTBB), orchestra
oboe, 4 horns, timpani, strings
External Links Wikipedia article (in French)

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Publication History

  • Paris: January 1830, as Œuvre 2, No.2 (vocal score)
  • Paris: 1863, H 40A included in Collection de 32 Mélodies: no. 8
  • Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d., as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie VI, Band 14 (1903) and Serie VII, Band 16 (1904), edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
  • Kassel: Bärenreiter, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005)
    H 40B in BA 5452/I, Volume 12a (1991), edited by Julian Rushton
    H 40A in BA 5455, Volume 15 (2005), edited by Ian Rumbold

Libretto

Libretto at The Hector Berlioz Website