Berlioz: Le damnation de faust - Igor Markevitch - Vinyl LP UK

Berlioz: Le damnation de faust - Igor Markevitch

Album Description

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Hector Berlioz's "La damnation de Faust," masterfully conducted by Igor Markevitch. This 2015 release from Andromeda Records offers a rich, two-hour-plus journey through one of the most dramatic and musically inventive works of the 19th century. Markevitch's interpretation brings to life the tale of Faust's damnation with a blend of orchestral brilliance and vocal prowess, showcasing the depth and range of Berlioz's composition.

The album features a stellar cast of performers, delivering powerful renditions of beloved arias and choruses, from the rousing "Peasants' Dance" to the haunting "Faust's Aria." Markevitch's conducting is marked by its precision and emotional resonance, making this recording a standout in the classical repertoire. The inclusion of excerpts from Bizet's "Carmen" adds a dynamic contrast, highlighting Markevitch's versatility and the ensemble's adaptability.

With a duration of 2 hours and 11 minutes, this album is a comprehensive exploration of Berlioz's masterpiece, offering both seasoned classical enthusiasts and newcomers a profound musical experience. Markevitch's attention to detail and the orchestra's impeccable performance make this a recording that will captivate and inspire.

1 juli 20152015 Andromeda2015 Andromeda

Tracks

La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part I Scene 1: Le vieil hiver a fait place (Faust)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
5:45
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part I Scene 2: Les bergers laissent leur troupeaux, "Peasants' Dance" (Chorus, Faust)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
3:30
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part I Scene 3: Mais d'un eclat guerrier (Faust)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
0:43
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part I Scene 3: Hungarian March, "Rakoczy March"Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
4:36
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 4: Sans regrets j'ai quitte les riantes campagnes (Faust)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
4:22
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 4: Easter Hymn: Christ vient de ressusciter! (Chorus, Faust)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
2:43
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 4: Helas! Doux chants du ciel (Faust, Mephistopheles)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
3:06
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 6: A boire encor! (Chorus, Mephistopheles)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
2:35
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 6: Certain rat, dans une cuisine, "Brander's Song" (Brander, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
3:23
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 6: Vrai dieu! Messieurs (Mephistopheles, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
1:06
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 6: Une puce gentille, "Mephistopheles Song" (Mephistopheles, Faust, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
3:53
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 7: Voici des roses (Mephistopheles)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
2:01
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 7: Dors! Dors! Heureux Faust!, "Faust's Dream" (Chorus of Gnomes and Sylphs, Mephistopheles, Faust)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
6:04
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 7: Dance of the SylphsHector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
2:01
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 7: Margarita! Qu'ai-je vu? (Faust, Mephistopheles)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
1:10
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part II Scene 8: Finale: Villes entourees (Chorus of Soldiers and Students)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
4:20
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 9: Merci, doux crepuscule!, "Faust's Aria" (Faust)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
3:51
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 10: Je l'entends! (Mephistopheles, Faust)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
0:53
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 11: Que l'air est etouffant! (Marguerite)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
3:04
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 11: Autrefois un roi de Thule, "The King of Thule" (Marguerite)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
4:40
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 12: Evocation: Esprits des flammes inconstantes (Mephistopheles)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
1:42
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 12: Minuet of the Wills-o'-the-WispHector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
4:07
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 12: Maintenant, Chantons a cette belle (Mephistopheles)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
0:27
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 12: Devant la maison, "Serenade of Mephistopheles", (Mephistopheles, Chorus of Wills-o'-the-Wisp)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
1:55
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 13: Duet: Grand Dieu! Que vois-je! (Marguerite)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
0:47
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part III Scene 14: Ange adore dont la celeste image (Faust, Marguerite, Mephistopheles, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
8:48
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part IV Scene 15: Romance: D'amour l'ardente flamme (Marguerite)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
8:03
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part IV Scene 15: Au son des trompettes (Marguerite, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
2:25
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part IV Scene 17: Recitative and Chase: A la voute azuree (Mephistopheles, Faust, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
9:02
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part IV Scene 19: Alors, l'Enfer se tut, "Epilogue on Earth" (Mephistopheles, Chorus)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
1:00
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Part IV: Scene 20: Laus! Laus! Hosanna! (Chorus)Hector Berlioz, Nicolai Gedda, Régine Crespin, Ernest Blanc, Louis Morin, French Radio and Television Chorus, French Radio and Television Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
4:10
Carmen: Act I: Quels regards! quelle effronterie! (Jose, Micaela)Georges Bizet, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Giulietta Simionato, Hilde Gueden, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
1:04
Carmen: Act I: Parle-moi de ma mere! (Jose, Micaela)Georges Bizet, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Giulietta Simionato, Hilde Gueden, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
3:32
Carmen: Act I: Ma mere, je la vois! … (Jose, Micaela)Georges Bizet, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Giulietta Simionato, Hilde Gueden, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
5:22
Carmen: Act I: Reste-la maintenant, pendant que je lirai (Jose, Micaela)Georges Bizet, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Giulietta Simionato, Hilde Gueden, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
1:34
Carmen: Act I: Que se passe-t-il donc la-bas? (Zuniga, Chorus)Georges Bizet, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Giulietta Simionato, Hilde Gueden, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
3:00
Carmen: Act I: Mon officer, c'etait une querelle (Jose, Zuniga, Carmen)Georges Bizet, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Giulietta Simionato, Hilde Gueden, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
4:02
Carmen: Act I: Seguidilla: Pres des reparts de Seville (Carmen, Jose, Zuniga)Georges Bizet, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Giulietta Simionato, Hilde Gueden, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
4:04
Carmen: Act I: Voici l'ordre; partez. Et faites bonne garde (Zuniga, Carmen)Georges Bizet, Nicolai Gedda, Frederick Guthrie, Giulietta Simionato, Hilde Gueden, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
1:55

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Igor Markevitch, a luminary in the classical music realm, was a Russian conductor and composer whose work continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Born in 1912 and leaving an indelible mark until his passing in 1983, Markevitch's compositions and interpretations are celebrated for their depth, emotional resonance, and technical brilliance. His contributions to the classical genre have solidified his status as a pivotal figure in music history.

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