Faust
Contributors: Kirchschlager, Angelika; Fouchécourt, Jean-Paul; Caton, Frédéric; Zibi, Claude; Polgár, François; Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886; Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883; Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869; Radio-France. Chœurs; Radio-France. Orchestre philharmonique; Daniel Albright Recordings Collection
Publisher: Erato Disques
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Format: [sound recording]
Number of pages: 77
Subjects: Musical settings; Songs and music; Orchestral music; Overtures; Secular Cantatas; Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
Other titles: Zwei Episoden aus Lenaus Faust.; Faust-Ouvertüre.; Huit scd̀nes de Faust.
Notes: Works by Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz, based on the Faust legend; the Berlioz work for solo voices (MzTB), chorus and orchestra, the remainder for orchestra.

Compact disc.

Digital recording.

Biographical and program notes by Christian Wasselin, and vocal texts of the Berlioz work, all in French with English and German translations (43 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France ; with (in the Berlioz work) Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano ; Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, tenor ; Frédéric Caton, bass ; Claude Zibi, guitar ; Chœur de Radio France ; François Polgar, chorus master ; Yutaka Sado, conductor.

Recorded live, Feb. 18-20, 2000, Salle Pleyel, Paris; world premiere recording of the Berlioz work.

Last work sung in French.
Table of contents: title: Zwei Episoden aus Lenaus Faust, S 110. Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (10:43) ; Der nächtliche Zug (15:28) / Franz Liszt; title: Eine Faust-Ouvertüre, WWV 59 / Richard Wagner (12:46); title: Huit scènes de Faust, premier opus 1, H 33. Chants de la fête de Pâques (5:50) ; Paysans sous les tilleuls (2:22) ; Concert de Sylphes (8:42) ; Écot de joyeux compagnons: Histoire d'un rat (1:33) ; Chanson de Méphistophélès: Histoire d'une puce (1:38) ; Le roi de Thulé (5:32) ; Romance de Marguerite et chœur de soldats (10:08) ; Sérénade de Méphistophélès (2:04) / Hector Berlioz.