La Symphonie Fantastique Overture des Francs-Juges - Hector Berlioz - Les Siècles François-Xavier Roth direction - Crystallizing the multiple influences and themes dear to the first romantic movement of the 1820s the Fantastic Symphony turned the rules of the classical symphony to satisfy Berlioz s intentions. This new reading by the ensemble Les Siècles is based on an in-depth study of the autograph score and benefits from an intimate familiarity with period instruments including the bell of the church in the birthplace of Berlioz La-Côte Saint-André.. La Sinfonia Fantastica includes some passages from a youthful work Les Francs-Juges of which only the overture has come work that the director François-Xavier Roth deems worthy to complement the most famous symphonic works of Berlioz.