Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust

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Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's Faust is a large-scaled oratorio that differs from most settings of the great poem by including the philosophical Part II as well as the undoing of Faust and Gretchen at the hands of Mephistopheles that is Part I. It is typical of Schumann's inability to write truly theatrical music that there is little difference between the music he provides for dramatic action and for philosophical reflection. On the other hand, the calm flow of often-gorgeous music that characterizes this two-hour score generates its own substantial impression. Herreweghe's period-instrument orchestra provides a perfectly balanced background for the fine singers, who do not have to strain to be heard. His performance is seamlessly paced and beautifully recorded. --Paul Turok

USA Today
This recording, conducted by Herreweghe using the authentic-instrument Orchestre des Champs Elysees, reveals a highly descriptive world of sound that is the piece's most consistently entrancing element.

Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust

Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust, Music, Ingeborg Danz, William Dazeley, Kristinn Sigmundsson, Robert Schumann, La Chapelle Royale, Champs Elysees Orchestra, Camilla Nylund, Simone Nold, Christian Voigt, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Choral, Classical, Classical Composers, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Oratorio
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    		Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust

    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000G3YI
    Release Date: 1998-12-08

    Tracks:

    1. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Overture
    2. Scenes From Goethes Faust: First Part: Nr.1 Scene In The Garden - Du Kanntest mich, o kleiner Engel, wieder
    3. Scenes From Goethes Faust: First Part: Nr.2 Gretchen Before The Image Of The Matter Dolorosa - Ach neige, du Schmerzenreiche
    4. Scenes From Goethes Faust: First Part: Nr.3 Scene In The Cathedral - Wie anders, Gretchen, war dir's
    5. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Second Part: Nr.4 Ariel Sunrise - Die ihr dies Haupt umschweht im luft'gen Kreise
    6. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Second Part: Nr.5 Midnight - Ich heisse der Mangel
    7. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Second Part: Nr.6 Faust's Death - Herbi, herbi! Herein, herein!

    Tracks:

    1. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Third Part: I. Walding, sie schwankt heran
    2. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Third Part: II. Ewiger Wonnebrand
    3. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Third Part: III. Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Fussen
    4. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Third Part: IV. Gerettet ist das edle Glied
    5. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Third Part: V. Hier ist die Aussicht frei
    6. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Third Part: VI. Dir, der Unberuhrbaren
    7. Scenes From Goethes Faust: Third Part: VII. Alles Vergangliche

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    Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's Faust is a large-scaled oratorio that differs from most settings of the great poem by including the philosophical Part II as well as the undoing of Faust and Gretchen at the hands of Mephistopheles that is Part I. It is typical of Schumann's inability to write truly theatrical music that there is little difference between the music he provides for dramatic action and for philosophical reflection. On the other hand, the calm flow of often-gorgeous music that characterizes this two-hour score generates its own substantial impression. Herreweghe's period-instrument orchestra provides a perfectly balanced background for the fine singers, who do not have to strain to be heard. His performance is seamlessly paced and beautifully recorded. --Paul Turok
    Robert Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust
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      		Robert Schumann: Szenen aus Goethes Faust

      Manufacturer: Arte Nove Int'l
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by Robert SchumannAll Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00004ZC3I
      Release Date: 2002-10-29

      Album Details

      Ddd. Schumann's "Scenes from Goethe's Faust" were First Performed on the Hundredth Anniversary of the Poet's Birth, In1849. With Them, Schumann Became the First Composer to Set the Complete Faust Drama Into Music. Today this Monumentalwork is a Rarity in the Concert Hall.

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