Berlioz and the Shakespeare effect.
Berlioz left us a number of Shakespeare-inspired works, chief among them his masterpiece\xa0Rom\xe9o et Juliette. The work took a decade to complete and is cast in an innovative form, a kind of \u2018super-symphony\u2019 that incorporates elements of symphony, opera and oratorio. Raymond Bisha introduces this new recording by Leonard Slatkin and the Orchestre National de Lyon, an impeccable pairing for Berlioz\u2019s music as demonstrated by their two previous, highly acclaimed recordings of his works.\xa0Also on the programme are the overtures to\xa0B\xe9atrice et B\xe9n\xe9dict\xa0and\xa0Le roi Lear.