Gounod - Faust
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Special offer. Gounod: Faust
Recommended1859 version
Benjamin Bernheim (Faust), Véronique Gens (Marguerite), Andrew Foster-Williams (Méphistophélès), Jean-Sébastien Bou (Valentin), Juliette Mars (Siebel), Ingrid Perruche (Marthe), Anas Séguin (Wagner/Un mendiant)
Les Talens Lyriques, Flemish Radio Choir, Christophe Rousset
Tenor Benjamin Bernheim is a superb Faust, with a bright and lovely lyric voice that is also comfortable in the lower tessitura of act I. As Marguerite, soprano Véronique Gens is an ideal romantic... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
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The Times Records of the Year, 2019
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Opera
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International Opera Awards, 2020, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Gens)
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Opera (19th-century)
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Opera
3 CDs + Book
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Gounod: Faust
RecommendedJerry Hadley (Faust), Cecilia Gasdia (Marguerite), Samuel Ramey (Méphistophélès), Susanne Mentzer (Siébel), Alexandru Agache (Valentin), Brigitte Fassbaender (Marthe), Philippe Fourcade (Wagner)
Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Rizzi
Rizzi with an outstanding cast and vividly clear record, makes the whole score seem totally fresh and few. Jerry Hadley has lyrical freshness rather than heroic power...and, like Rizzi's conducting,... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Gounod: Faust
Michael Fabiano (Faust), Erwin Schrott (Mephistopheles), Irina Lungu (Marguerite)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Dan Ettinger, David McVicar
This is a top-flight cast. In a sensitive, intelligent and finely articulated interpretation, Michael Fabiano humanises the doddering old philosopher...Stealing a number of scenes is Erwin Schrott,... — More…
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Gounod: Faust
RecommendedRoger Bourdin, Georges Nore, Roger Rico
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Thomas Beecham
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Building a Library, April 2005, Historic Choice
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Special offer. Gounod: Faust
Erwin Schrott (Mephistopheles), Michael Fabiano (Faust), Irina Lungu (Marguerite)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Dan Ettinger, David McVicar
This is a top-flight cast. In a sensitive, intelligent and finely articulated interpretation, Michael Fabiano humanises the doddering old philosopher…Stealing a number of scenes is Erwin Schrott,... — More…
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Gounod: Faust
Piotr Beczała (Faust), Ildar Abdrazakov (Méphistophélès), Maria Agresta (Marguerite), Alexey Markov (Valentin), Tara Erraught (Siébel), Paolo Rumetz (Wagner) & Marie-Ange Todorovitch (Marthe)
Wiener Philharmoniker & Philharmonia Chor Vienna, Alejo Pérez, Reinhard von der Thannen
The Vienna Philharmonic treats Gounod’s smooth lines and rich harmonies with the love and respect they deserve. — More…
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Gounod: Faust
Jerry Hadley (Faust), Cecilia Gasdia (Marguerite), Sam Ramey (Mephistopheles), Philippe Fourcade (Wagner), Alexandre Agachu (Valentin), Susanne Mentzer (Siebel) & Brigitte Fassbaender (Marthe)
Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi
Jerry Hadley is a fine Faust, riddled with anxiety and well matched to Cecilia Gasdia's Marguerite with a 24-carat Jewel Song. Best is Samuel Ramey's Mephistopheles. — More…
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Gounod: Faust
Four-act version
Jussi Björling (Faust), Elisabeth Söderström (Marguerite), Cesare Siepi (Méphistophélès), Robert Merrill (Valentin), Mildred Miller (Siébel), Thelma Votipka (Marthe), Roald Reitan (Wagner)
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, Jean Morel
2 CDs
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Gounod: Faust
Gianni Poggi, Raffaele Arie, Marcella Pobbe, Ettore Bastianini & Anna Maria Capel
Orchestra & Chorus of the San Carlo Theatre, Naples, Gabriele Santini
2 CDs
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Gounod: Faust
Giuliano Romagnoli (Faust), Gemma Bosini (Margherita), Fernando Autori (Mefistofele), Gilda Timitz (Siebel), Napoleone Limonta (Wagner), Adolfo Pacini (Valentino) & Nelda Garrone (Marta)
La Scala Milan Chorus & Orchestra, Carlo Sabajno
2 CDs
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