Overture 'Le Corsaire', H 101 (Berlioz, Hector)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Composition Year 1844, rev. 1851
Genre Categories Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#91884 - 11.53MB - 8:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1820×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2011/2/2)

Performer Pages University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Publisher Info. Chicago: University of Chicago Orchestra
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Performed 4 December 2010, Mandel Hall. From archive.org
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 Complete recording (EU)
#416121 - 19.45MB - 8:29 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/N/!N - 61×⇩ - MP3 - Rgagnaux

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Rgagnaux (2016/3/21)

Performers Philharmonia Orchestra
Wilhelm Schüchter
Publisher Info. Parlophone PMC 1022, 1953.
Gagnaux Collection
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Recorded 26 november 1953, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London.
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 Complete Performance
#318243 - 7.53MB - 8:13 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 74×⇩ - MP3 - QuinnMason

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QuinnMason (2014/3/10)

Performers Quinn Mason
Publisher Info. Quinn Mason
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#114575 - 4.06MB, 65 (ii, 63) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3224×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/8/22)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(ca.1899). Plate E.E. 3721.
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 Complete Score
#11358 - 2.15MB, 41 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3206×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2007/8/5)

 Complete Score
#384386 - 5.59MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 197×⇩ - Dandeutsch

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Dandeutsch (2015/7/2)

Editor Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Publisher. Info. Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie II, Band 5 (pp.95-134)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1901. Plate H.B. 12.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes #384386 The score includes measure numbers.
Part of the research project Romantic Overtures, 1820-1850
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Parts

 Flute 1, 2
#50223 - 0.58MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 1008×⇩ - KGill

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KGill (2009/12/24)

⇒ 11 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (in C) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (in F), 3, 4 (in C) • Trumpet 1, 2 (in C), Cornet 1, 2 (in B♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani (C, G) • Violins I, II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1, 2
#50224 - 0.49MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 705×⇩ - KGill

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 Clarinet 1, 2 (in C)
#50225 - 0.52MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 855×⇩ - KGill

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 Bassoon 1, 2
#50226 - 0.48MB, 6 (3, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 754×⇩ - KGill

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 Horn 1, 2 (in F), 3, 4 (in C)
#50227 - 0.66MB, 8 (2 x 4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 886×⇩ - KGill

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 Trumpet 1, 2 (in C), Cornet 1, 2 (in B♭)
#50228 - 0.62MB, 8 (2 x 4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 1126×⇩ - KGill

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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
#50229 - 0.61MB, 8 (2 x 4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 2078×⇩ - KGill

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 Timpani (C, G)
#50230 - 0.13MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 642×⇩ - KGill

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Violins I, II
#50231 - 0.81MB, 8 (4, 4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 1865×⇩ - KGill

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Violas
#50232 - 0.42MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 834×⇩ - KGill

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KGill (2009/12/24)

 Cellos
#26234 - 0.37MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 842×⇩ - Generoso

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 Basses
#50233 - 0.24MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V* - 766×⇩ - KGill

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KGill (2009/12/24)

Editor Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910).
Reprinted New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933-70).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Piano Solo (Taubmann)

 Complete Score
#308277 - 1.27MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 276×⇩ - Timtin

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Timtin (2013/12/25)

Arranger Otto Taubmann (1859–1929)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. Plate Klav. Bibl. 23970.
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General Information

Work Title Le corsaire
Alternative. Title The Corsair
Composer Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Œuvre 21 ; H 101B
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHB 48
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1844, rev. 1851
First Performance. 1845-01-19 in Paris, Cirque Olympique (version A)
1854-04-08 in Brunswick (version B)
First Publication. 1855
Dedication James William Davison (1813–1885)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 10 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 (4) bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, ophecleide (tuba), timpani, strings
External Links Wikipedia article on Berlioz overtures
On-line score (Scorch format) at Berlioz website

Misc. Comments

Composed 1844, and originally entitled La Tour de Nice (The Tower of Nice), then Le Corsaire Rouge (The Red Corsair), first performance of initial version (H 101A), Paris, Cirque Olympique, 19 January 1845.
Revised before 1852, first performance of revised version (H 101B), Brunswick, 8 April 1854.

Publication History

  • Paris: 1855, Œuvre 21 (full score)
  • Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. (1901), as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie II, Band V, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
  • Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2000, BA 5460, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 20, edited by Diana Bickley


Compositions and Literary Works by Hector Berlioz
Operas

Les francs-juges, H 23 · Benvenuto Cellini, H 76 · Les Troyens, H 133 · Béatrice et Bénédict, H 138

Symphonies

Symphonie fantastique, H 48 · Harold en Italie, H 68 · Roméo et Juliette, H 79 · Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, H 80

Concert Overtures

Grande ouverture de Waverley, H 26 · Grande ouverture du Roi Lear, H 53 · Intrata di Rob-Roy MacGregor, H 54 · Le carnaval romain, H 95 · Le Corsaire, H 101

Liturgical works

Messe solennelle, H 20 · Grande messe des morts, H 75 · Te Deum, H 118

Other choral works

Lélio, ou le retour à la vie, H 55 · La damnation de Faust, H 111 · Tristia, H 119 · Vox populi, H 120 · L’enfance du Christ, H 130

Songs and cantatas

Herminie, H 29 · Cléopâtre, H 36 · Irlande, H 38 · Les nuits d’été, H 81 · Feuillets d’album, H 121 · Fleurs des landes, H 124

Writings

Grand traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes · Les Soirées de l’Orchestre · Les Grotesques de la Musique · À Travers Chants · Mémoires

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