Berlioz - La damnation de Faust / von Otter · Terfel · K. Lewis · von Halem · PO · Chung

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Never has Mephistopheles been sung with such vocally plush seductiveness--without losing the devilish edge--as by Terfel. Otter trades her customary detachment for emotional heat as Faust's unlucky lover, Marguerite.

Berlioz - La damnation de Faust / von Otter · Terfel · K. Lewis · von Halem · PO · Chung, Music, Hector Berlioz, Myung-Whun Chung, Anne Sofie von Otter, Bryn Terfel, Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Keith Lewis, Victor von Halem, Choral, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Secular Music for More One Soloist, Chorus and Instr
Berlioz - La damnation de Faust / von Otter · Terfel · K. Lewis · von Halem · PO · Chung
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • The best modern version
  • Wonderful music and wonderful recording
  • A very exciting Damnation de Faust
  • Excellent, Dramatic Berlioz
 Berlioz - La damnation de Faust / von Otter · Terfel · K. Lewis · von Halem · PO · Chung
Hector Berlioz , Myung-Whun Chung , Anne Sofie von Otter , Bryn Terfel , Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus , Keith Lewis , and Victor von Halem
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009ON4
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

  1. The Damnation of Faust: Part I, Scene 1: Le vieil hiver a fait place au printemps (Faust)
  2. The Damnation of Faust: Part I, Scene 2: Ronde de paysans-Les bergers laissent leurs troupeaux (Faust)
  3. The Damnation of Faust: Part I, Scene 3: Mais d'un eclat guerrier les campagnes se parent (Faust)
  4. The Damnation of Faust: Part I, Scene 3: Marche hongroise
  5. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 4: Sans regrets j'ai quittes riantes campagnes (Faust)
  6. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 4: Chant de la fete de Paques - Christ vient de ressusciter! (Faust)
  7. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 4: Chant de la fete de Paques: Hs! doux chants du ciel (Faust)
  8. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 5: O pure emotion! (Mephistopheles, Faust)
  9. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 6: La cave d'Auerbach a Leipsig - Choeur de buveurs-A boire encor! (choeur, Mephistopheles, Brander)
  10. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 6: La cave d'Auerbach a Leipsig - Chanson de Brander-Certain rat, dans une cuisine (Brander, choeur, Mephistopheles)
  11. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 6: La cave d'Auerbach a Leipsig - Fugue sur le theme de la chanson de Brander-Amen (Brander, choeur)
  12. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 6: La cave d'Auerbach a Leipsig - Vrai Dieu messieurs (Mephistopheles, choeur)
  13. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 6: La cave d'Auerbach a Leipsig - Chanson de Mephistopheles-Une puce gentille chez un prince logeait (Mephistopheles, choeur)
  14. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 6: La cave d'Auerbach a Leipsig - Assez! fuyons ces lieux ou la parole est vile (Faust, Mephistopheles)
  15. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 7: Bosquets et prairies du bord de l'Ilbe - Air de Mephistopheles-Voici des roses (Mephistopheles)
  16. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 7: Bosquets et prairies du bord de l'Ilbe - Songe de Faust-Choeur de gnomes et de sylphes-Dors! heureux Faust! (choeur, Mephistopheles, Faust)
  17. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 7: Bosquets et prairies du bord de l'Ilbe - Ballet des sylphes
  18. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 7: Bosquets et prairies du bord de l'Ilbe - Margarita! Qu'ai-je vu? (Faust, Mephistopheles)
  19. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 8. Finale: Choeur de soldats et chanson d'etudiants-Villes entour de murs et ramparts (soldats)
  20. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 8. Finale: Choeur de soldats et chanson d'etudiants - Jam nox stellata velamina pandit (etudiants)
  21. The Damnation of Faust: Part II, Scene 8. Finale: Choeur de soldats et chanson d'etudiants - Villes entour-Jam nox stellata. (soldats, etudiants, Faust, Mephistopheles)

Tracks:

  1. The Damnation of Faust: Part III: Tambours et trompettes sonnant la retraite
  2. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 9: Air de Faust - Merci, doux crscule! (Faust)
  3. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 10: Je l'entends! (Mephistopheles, Faust)
  4. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 11: Que l'air est etouffant (Marguerite)
  5. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 11: Le Roi e Thole (chanson gothique) - Autrefois un roi deThule (Marguerite)
  6. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 12: Evocation - Esprits des flammes inconstantes (Mephistopheles)
  7. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 12: Menuet des follets - Maintenant, chantons ette belle une chanson morale (Mephistopheles)
  8. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 12: Serenade de Mephistopheles averc choeur de follets - Devant la maison (Mephistopheles)
  9. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 13: Duo - Grand Dieu! Oue vois je? (Marguerite)
  10. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 13: Duo - Ange adore (Faust, Marguerite)
  11. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 14: Trio et Choeur - Allons, il est trop tard (Mephistopheles, Marguerite, Faust, choeur)
  12. The Damnation of Faust: Part III, Scene 14: Trio et Choeur - Je connais donc enfin tout le prix de la vie (Faust, Mephistopheles, Marguerite, choeur)
  13. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 15: Romance -D'amour l'ardente flamme (Marguerite)
  14. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 15: Romance - Au son des trompettes (choeur, Marguerite)
  15. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 16: Invocation a la Nature - Nature immense impenetrable et fiere (Faust)
  16. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 17: Recitatif et Chasse - A la voute azuree (Mephistopheles, Faust)
  17. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 18: la Course a l'abime - Dans mon coeur retentit sa voix desesperee (Faust, choeur, Mephistopheles)
  18. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 19: Pandaemonium (Choeur en landue infernale) - Ha! Irimirukarabrao (choerur, Mephistopheles)
  19. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 19: Pandaemonium (Choeur en landue infernale) - Tradioun marexil firtrudinxrruudixchoeur)
  20. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Epilogue: Sue la Terre - Alors, l'Enfer se tut (choeur)
  21. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 20: Dans le Ciel - Laus! Laus! Hosanna! Hosanna! (choeur, Voix celeste)
  22. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 20: Apotheose de Marguerite - Remonte au ciel na (choeur)
  23. The Damnation of Faust: Part IV, Scene 20: Apotheose de Marguerite - Viens! les vierges divines (choeur)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sensational.......2005-12-03

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!

5 out of 5 stars The best modern version.......2005-09-25

I own other versions of Le Damnation de Faust by Markevitch, Colin Davis, Munch, and Solti, all of wich have their viutes. But Chung's is the best overall, boasting excellent sound with tremendous impact, the best soloists on record (although the ones on the superb Markevitch set, also on DG, sound the most French of all), and exciting conducting. Among digital versions, this one is nearly flawless.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful music and wonderful recording.......2003-06-15

This is one of my favorite CD's. The work itself is electrifying, passionate Berlioz. Lust, drama, Heaven, and Hell. In Le Damnation of Faust, you have it all! Lewis is is an excellent Faust. His voice brings out the best in Berlioz's vocal writing. von Otter is a sympathetic Marguerite. The King of Thul ballad shows off her breath-taking voice and a drammatic yet innocent presence which I had never heard in her voice before this recording. I am normally not a big fan of Terfel, but in this recording he makes the perfect, seductive, evil, and even sometimes loveable Mephistopheles. The shining star of this recording, however, is von Halem as the Brander. His rather gruff tone allows the listener to picture a grotesque, hairy, and loud drunk. von Halem is the most believable Brander I have heard. The background "bar" chorus and Mephistopheles' "Flea Song" make the Ratskeller scene wild and vulgar--just as it should be! The chorus and orchestra also do a fantastic job of creating a frightening scene as demons in Hell, as Mephistopheles triumphs at conquering Faust's soul. The work ends in a well-conducted contrast when Marguerite is called into heaven.
The orchestra and Chung are top-notch in this recording. Chung brings out the contrasts and various dimmensions in the score. Great conductor, great soloists, great orchestra and chorus...what more could you ask for?

5 out of 5 stars A very exciting Damnation de Faust.......1999-11-17

I think Myung Whun-Chung is the best conductor under 50, (yes much better than the much hyped Simon Rattle), and he proves it with this electrifying rendition of La Damnation de Faust. The singers are excellent too, especially Anne Sofie von Otter.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent, Dramatic Berlioz.......1999-04-12

This is one of the best versions available. I agree with the reviewer from Charlottesville: Terfel is excellent here. I also think von Otter is marvellous--la chanson du roi de Thule would melt your heart. The conducting is wonderful; Myung-Whun Chung organizes the performance superbly, and finds ways to integrate phrases into larger wholes (that, for example, elude Munch). Keith Lewis (Faust) is, alas, not up to the part. There are a couple of recordings of this work with good tenors. Nicolai Gedda, joined by Janet Baker and Georges Pretre, is excellent (EMI), as is Andre Turp in Monteux's BBC recording with Regine Crespin (IMG Artists). The present recording joins those two at the top of the discography. All three excell in their sopranos and the quality of chorus and orchestra, and the sensitivity and attention to detail of their conducting. All three are well recorded, though DG has the definite edge in sound quality. You rarely hear such glorious recorded sound.

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