hector berlioz joachim bissmeier herbert lippert geert smits wiener singakademie orf vienna radio symphony orchestra michael gielen lelio cd album rm Blues Rock A document of a band

A document of a band that refused to be a novelty act and instead became legends

So Mi Like It

balancing acoustic simplicity with poetic sophistication

creating something that respects both musical traditions while refusing neat categorization

hector berlioz joachim bissmeier herbert lippert geert smits wiener singakademie orf vienna radio symphony orchestra michael gielen lelio cd album rm Blues Rock A document of a bandHector Berlioz's "Llio" is a dramatic monodrama scored for tenor soloist, chorus, and orchestraa work that sits somewhere between concert piece and opera, bursting with Romantic excess and genuine invention. This 2021 Orfeo recording features the Vienna forces under the guidance of Michael Gielen, with soloists Joachim Bimeier and Herbert Lippert joining the Wiener Singakademie and ORF Radio Symphonieorchester. Berlioz wrote this as a companion to his