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Special offer. Louise Bertin: Fausto

Karine Deshayes (Fausto), Karina Gauvin (Margarita), Ante Jerkunica (Mefistofele), Nico Darmanin (Valentino), Marie Gautrot (Catarina)

Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir, Christophe Rousset

Louise Bertin: Fausto
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Fausto may not be a masterpiece, but it is well worth encountering...There’s strong support from the Flemish Radio Choir and Les Talens Lyriques, with conductor Christophe Rousset revealing...

BBC Music Magazine, May 20245 out of 5 stars

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Special offer. Louise Bertin: Fausto

Karine Deshayes (Fausto), Karina Gauvin (Margarita), Ante Jerkunica (Mefistofele), Nico Darmanin (Valentino), Marie Gautrot (Catarina)

Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir, Christophe Rousset

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Fausto may not be a masterpiece, but it is well worth encountering...There’s strong support from the Flemish Radio Choir and Les Talens Lyriques, with conductor Christophe Rousset revealing...

BBC Music Magazine, May 20245 out of 5 stars

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It was around 1825 that Louise Bertin, pupil of Reicha and friend of Berlioz, tackled the subject of Faust with all the energy and confidence of a young woman of twenty. She entirely exceeded the public's expectations and won over the critics with her daring. Colourful orchestration, charming cantabiles, vigorous choruses - everything seemed to promise the work would enter the repertory. But the closure of the Theatre-Italien after just three performances in 1831 decided otherwise, and the score languished in the vaults of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France for 190 years. The leading role, conceived for the mezzo-soprano Rosmunda Pisaroni, was finally created by the tenor Domenico Donzelli. In this complete recording with period instruments, Christophe Rousset presents the work in its original form, which has never been heard before, even in the composer's lifetime. Once again, Les Talens Lyriques and the Palazzetto Bru Zane join forces in an adventurous French operatic rediscovery.

  • Release date: 26th Jan 2024
  • Label: Bru Zane
  • Catalogue number: BZ1054
  • Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Bertin: Fausto, Ouverture
Work length9:34
Bertin: Fausto, Act I
Work length40:15
Introduzione. Tutte volsi e rivolsi
Track length2:07
Aria. Il vago sol del mondo
Track length2:20
Scena con coro. Qual m’assorda rumor?
Track length3:54
Recitativo. Chi fia quest’importuno?
Track length0:50
Terzetto. Vezzosa giovinetta
Track length7:16
Recitativo. Debbo venir anch’io?
Track length1:56
Duetto. Sorgi al mio cenno, o Satana
Track length8:30
Finale. Zitto, zitto, state attenti
Track length3:28
Scena con coro. Dite, amici, ove n’andò la vecchia?
Track length4:46
Scena della strega. Qual sovramana possa
Track length5:08
Bertin: Fausto, Act II
Work length25:29
Canzonetta e Coro. Fuggite amor
Track length4:15
Recitativo. Ecco, tornata è in casa
Track length0:45
Duetto. Signora amabile
Track length4:21
Scena. Chi sarà mai quel vago
Track length2:05
Cavatina. Palpita nel seno gelido il cor
Track length2:35
Recitativo. Quanto tempo, mia cara
Track length0:31
Duetto. Vi saluto, madama
Track length4:08
Recitativo. Chi avrebbe mai creduto
Track length0:21
Finale. Fra quell’ombra
Track length6:28
Bertin: Fausto, Act III
Work length28:52
Preghiera. Abbassa, ohimè, Madre beata e santa
Track length4:09
Scena. Vergogna!
Track length5:03
Aria. Ah, mi batte il cor nel petto
Track length4:11
Recitativo. Ecco il german! Conviene
Track length2:04
Finale. Che intesi! O cruda sorte! Il patrio tetto
Track length4:41
Concertato. O trionfo!
Track length2:28
Stretta. Che sussurro! Che spavento!
Track length6:16
Bertin: Fausto, Act IV
Work length21:28
Recitativo. Ebben, che c’è di nuovo?
Track length1:32
Aria. O fier tormento rio!
Track length2:24
Cantabile. Deh guarda, o ciel clemente
Track length3:23
Stretta. A morte vergognosa!
Track length1:56
Recitativo. Risolvete, dottor!
Track length0:13
Finale. Margarita! Margarita!
Track length2:55
Finale. A questi dolci accenti
Track length2:27
Cantabile. Meco è già la morte
Track length2:29
Stretta. Ah, qual voce d’ìntorno rimbomba?
Track length4:09

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Awards and reviews

May 2024

Fausto may not be a masterpiece, but it is well worth encountering...There’s strong support from the Flemish Radio Choir and Les Talens Lyriques, with conductor Christophe Rousset revealing the extraordinary qualities of this long-forgotten work.
5 out of 5 stars

February 2024

The performance is a knockout. Rousset conducts with blazing conviction, admirably sustaining the high emotional pitch without once tipping towards melodrama... It’s a terrific set and a major rediscovery.

25th January 2024

The full score of Fausto was only rediscovered a few years ago, but this first recording, conducted with missionary zeal by Christophe Rousset and superbly played by the period instruments of Les Talens Lyriques, with Karine Deshayes as Faust and Karina Gauvin as Marguerite suggests that it deserves a bit more than occasional performances.
4 out of 5 stars
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