Gounod - Faust (1859 version)
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Label: Bru Zane
Cat No: BZ1037
Format: CD + Book
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 30th August 2019
Contents
Artists
Benjamin BernheimVeronique Gens
Andrew Foster-Williams
Jean-Sebastien Bou
Flemish Radio Choir
Les Talens Lyriques
Conductor
Christophe RoussetWorks
FaustArtists
Benjamin BernheimVeronique Gens
Andrew Foster-Williams
Jean-Sebastien Bou
Flemish Radio Choir
Les Talens Lyriques
Conductor
Christophe RoussetAbout
Between the Faust of 1859 and its counterpart of 1869, some of the spirit has evaporated: the spontaneity of the spoken dialogue and melodrama, the pawky humour of Dame Marthe, the cynicism of Méphistophélès. We have forgotten the charm of the first tenors who sang ‘Salut, demeure chaste et pure’ with the timbre typical of the voix mixte of opéra-comique. Moreover, a large number of pieces were consigned to oblivion by these modifications. To discover this first Faust is to gain a deeper insight into the French aesthetic of demi-caractère, so specific to Paris in the 1850s.
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