Berlioz/ Ehnes/ Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Orchestral WorksThe virtuosic, 9 time Juno winning Canadian James Ehnes is centre stage in this new recording of orchestral works by Hector Berlioz with the Melbourne Symphony conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. This recording mirrors an extraordinarily rare concert held in November 2014 with the same forces, in which James Ehnes played two Stradivarius, respectively a viola in the solo part of Harold en Italie 'symphony with a principal viola part' in Berlioz's words and

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