The Damnation of Faust
12/11/10 1:00PM By Peter Fox Smith
Berlioz's take on the Faust story is presented in a 1973 recording under the direction of Sir Colin Davis.
Playlist
1:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
1:07pm
La damnation de Faust: Parts I & II
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Ambrosian Singers |
| Conductor | Sir Colin Davis |
| Soloists | Josephine Veasey, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Jules Bastin, bass ; Richard Van Allan, bass |
| CD/Album | Berlioz - La damnation de Faust |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 416395 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
2:14pm
La damnation de Faust: Parts III & IV
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Ambrosian Singers; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir |
| Conductor | Sir Colin Davis |
| Soloists | Josephine Veasey, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Jules Bastin, bass ; Gilian Knight, soprano |
| CD/Album | Berlioz - La damnation de Faust |
| Record co./Cat # | Philips 416395 |
| Release Year | 1973 |
3:28pm
Requiem, Op. 5
| Composer | Hector Berlioz |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin Philharmonic; Ernst Senff Chorus |
| Conductor | James Levine |
| Soloists | Luciano Pavarotti, tenor |
| CD/Album | Berlioz: Requiem - 3 Overtüren |
| Record co./Cat # | Deutsche Grammophon 429724 |
| Release Year | 1992 |
4:52pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |