Todorovitchmyerscasadesus - Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust [CD]

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When Hector Berlioz was sent by his father to study medicine in Paris, he instead entered the Conservatoire to study composition. Goethe's 'Faust', in a French translation by G?\xaerard de Nerval, formed the basis of La Damnation de Faust, which Berlioz termed an 'op?\xaera de concert'. The plot centres on Faust's bargain with M?\xaephistoph?\xael?\xbfs, the seduction of Marguerite, her imprisonment for matricide and her salvation, while Faust himself is dragged down to Hell, in damnation. These events are vividly captured with all Berlioz's craft for dramatic orchestral writing. The opera includes the popular 'R?\xedk??czy March' and two frequently-performed dance movements: 'Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps' and 'Dance of the Sylphs'. The Orchestre National de Lille and Jean-Claude Casadesus once again perform Berlioz, following their highly successful release of Les nuits d'?\xaet?\xae (8.557274), 'The Gramophone' describing their interpretation as 'sensitive to the subtle melodic lines and the rich orchestration', whilst they played 'brightly and responsively for Casadesus.'''

Plains Of Hungary

Drums And Trumpets Play The Retreat

Peasants' Dance

Marguerite's Room

Another Part Of The Plain

'Je L'Entends!'

Hungarian March

'Que L'Air Est Etouffant!'

North Germany: Faust Alone In His Study

The King Of Thule: Medieval Song

Easter Hymn

Evocation

'Helas! Doux Chants Du Ciel'

Minuet Of The Wills-O'-The-Wisp

Faust, Mephistopheles

'Maintenant, Chantons...'

Auerbach's Cellar In Leipzig

Serenade Of Mephistopheles And Chorus Of Wills-O'-The-Wisp

Chorus Of Drinkers

Duet

Brander's Song

Trio And Chorus

Fugue On Brander's Song

Chorus Of Neighbours In The Street

'Vrai Dieu! Messieurs

Romance

Mephistopheles' Song

Chorus Of Soldiers

'Assez! Fuyons Ces Lieux'

Invocation To Nature

Woods And Meadows On The Banks Of The Elbe

Recitative And Chase

Chorus Of Gnomes And Sylphs: Faust's Dream Chorus

The Ride To The Abyss

Dance Of The Sylphs

Pandemonium: Chorus Of The Damned And The Demons

'Margarita! Qu' Ai-Je Vu?'

Epilogue On Earth

Finale: Soldiers' Chorus/Students' Chorus

In Heaven

Margarita's Glorification