Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Myung-Whun Chung - Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust (1998)
Artist: Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Myung-Whun Chung
Title: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:03:17
Total Size: 538 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:03:17
Total Size: 538 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 1 (Hector Berlioz)
1 Scène 1. "Le vieil hiver a fait place au printemps" 05:56
2 Ronde des Paysans. "Les bergers quittent leurs troupeaux" 03:21
3 Scène 2. "Mais d'un éclat guerrier" 00:48
4 Marche hongroise 04:38
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 (Hector Berlioz)
5 Scène 3. "Sans regrets j'ai quitté les riantes campagnes"Keith Lewis 05:28
6 Chant de la fête de Pâques. "Christ vient de ressusciter!"Keith Lewis 05:52
7 "Hélas! doux chant du ciel" 01:12
8 Scène 4. "O pure émotion!" 02:09
9 Scène 5. Choeur de buveurs. "A boire encor!" 02:33
10 Chanson de Brander. "Certain rat, dans une cuisine" 02:08
11 Fugue sur le thème de la chanson. "Amen" 01:20
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 2 (Hector Berlioz)
12 "Vrai Dieu, messieurs" 01:07
13 Chanson de Méphistophélès. "Une puce gentille" 01:20
14 "Assez! fuyons ces lieux" 02:08
15 Scène 6. Air de Méphistophélès. "Voici des roses" 02:32
16 Songe de Faust. "Dors! heureux Faust" 06:12
17 Ballet des Sylphes 02:20
18 Scène 7. "Margarita!" 01:08
19 Choeur de soldats: "Villes entourées de murs et de remparts" 01:20
20 Chanson d'étudiants:"Jam nox stellata velamina pandit" 00:59
21 Villes entourées / Jam nox stellata 02:06
CD 2
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 3 (Hector Berlioz)
1 Tambours et trompettes sonnant la retraite 00:55
2 Scène 8. Air de Faust. "Merci, doux crépuscule!" 04:57
3 Scène 9. "Je l'entends" 01:00
4 Scène 10. "Que l'air est étouffant" 02:57
5 Le roi de Thulé (Chanson gothique). "Autrefois un roi de Thulé" 05:23
6 Scène 11. Evocation. "Esprits des flammes inconstantes" 01:45
7 Menuet des Follets 05:31
8 Sérénade de Méphistophélès. "Devant la maison" 01:57
9 Scène 13. "Grands dieux!" 00:49
10 Trio et choeur. (Duo:) "Ange adoré" 04:30
11 Scène 14. "Allons, il est trop tard!" 02:40
12 "Je connais donc enfin" 01:51
La Damnation de Faust, Op.24 / Part 4 (Hector Berlioz)
13 Scène 15. Romance. "D'amour l'ardente flamme" 08:14
14 "Au son des trompettes" 02:09
15 Scène 16. Invocation à la Nature. "Nature immense" 05:42
16 Scène 17. Récitatif et Chasse. "A la voûte azurée" 03:23
17 Scène 18. La course à l'abîme. "Dans mon choeur retentit sa voix" 03:19
18 Scène 19. Pandaemonium. "Has! Irimiru Karabrao!" 01:46
19 "Tradioun marexil firtrudinxé burrudixé" 01:59
20 Scène 20. Epilogue sur la terre. "Alors, l'enfer se tut" 01:17
21 Scène 21. Le Ciel. "Laus! Laus!"David Nicklass 01:08
22 Apothéose de Marguerite. "Remonte au ciel, âme naïve" 00:59
23 Viens! les vierges divines 02:29
Performers:
Anne Sofie von Otter
Bryn Terfel
Keith Lewis
Victor von Halem
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung
Something truly remarkable is happening; we're finally getting the kinds of recordings and performances of Berlioz that have been needed for years. This isn't a matter of a "new take" with Brahms or Beethoven, as we see often enough, this is a manifestation of a growing understanding of this incredibly misunderstood composer. Younger conductors are hearing the avant-garde qualities of the music and unapologetic-ally bringing out the extraordinary details. We're accepting that Berlioz knew exactly what he was doing. In a marvelous way one had to be brought through the experimentation of the last century in order to finally "get" him. Recording technology has also, and finally, reached Berliozian standards. It's as if he had been composing for us, not for his own time.
The still-brilliant, incredibly taut, Solti Faust had always been tops in my book but this version will probably supplant it in some ways. Years of listening to this exciting masterpiece and here I'm hearing imaginative details I'd never encountered before, the piece never sounded so modern. The interpretation is largely excellent, the vocalists outstanding with Terfel a brilliant Mephistopheles and von Otter great. Lewis strikes just the right note for his character. The sound is dazzling and the gut-wrenching tour of Hell can hold its own against the loudest rock. Just fantastic overall!
The still-brilliant, incredibly taut, Solti Faust had always been tops in my book but this version will probably supplant it in some ways. Years of listening to this exciting masterpiece and here I'm hearing imaginative details I'd never encountered before, the piece never sounded so modern. The interpretation is largely excellent, the vocalists outstanding with Terfel a brilliant Mephistopheles and von Otter great. Lewis strikes just the right note for his character. The sound is dazzling and the gut-wrenching tour of Hell can hold its own against the loudest rock. Just fantastic overall!
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