Gounod: Faust
Kiri te Kanawa (Marguerite), Francisco Araiza (Faust), Evgeny Nesterenko (Méphistophélès), Andreas Schmidt (Valentin), Pamela Coburn (Siébel), Marjana Lipovsek (Marthe), Gilles Cachemaille (Wagner)
Symphonie-Orchester und chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Colin Davis
A deeply sympathetic reading of Gounod's score. Araiza is best as Faust the lover; Te Kanawa might not sparkle as brightly as her jewels, but Nesterenko oozes wicked charm. —
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Gounod: Faust / Act 1
- Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass (vocal)), Francisco Araiza (tenor)
- Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1986-02
- Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich
No. 1 Introduction
"Rien!... En vain j'interroge"
No. 3 "Mais ce Dieu"
"Me voici!" - "Eh bien!"
Gounod: Faust / Act 2
- Gilles Cachemaille (bass-baritone), Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Pamela Coburn (soprano), Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass (vocal)), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Francisco Araiza (tenor)
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1986-02
- Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich
No. 5 "Vin ou bière"
No. 6 "O sainte médaille"
No. 6b Invocation: "Avant de quitter ces lieux" - "Al- lons, amis"
No. 7 Ronde du veau d'or: "Le veau d'or"
No. 8 "Merci de ta chanson"
No. 9 "Ainsi que la brise légère" - "Ne permettez-vous pas"
Gounod: Faust / Act 3
- Francisco Araiza (tenor), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Marjana Lipovsek (contralto), Pamela Coburn (soprano), Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass (vocal))
- Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1986-02
- Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich
No. 10 Entr'acte - "Faites-lui les aveux"
No. 11 "C'est ici?"
No. 12 "Salut! Demeure chaste et pure"
Gounod: Faust / Act 4
- Pamela Coburn (soprano), Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Marjana Lipovsek (contralto), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass (vocal)), Francisco Araiza (tenor)
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1986-02
- Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich
No. 19 "Elles ne sont plus là"
No. 19a "Il ne revient pas"
No. 20 "Marguerite! Siebel!'
Gounod: Faust / Act 5
- Yevgeny Nesterenko (bass (vocal)), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Francisco Araiza (tenor)
- Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1986-02
- Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich
No. 27 La nuit de Walpurgis: "Dans les bruyères"
No. 28 "Jusqu'aux premières feux"
No. 29 Chant bachique: "Doux nectar"
Gounod: Faust - Ballet Music
- Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Sir Colin Davis
- Recorded: 1986-02
- Recording Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich
1. Les Nubiennes, valse (Allegretto)
2. Adagio
3. Danse antique (Allegretto)