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This is the most satisfying performance of Gounod's favourite opera yet to appear in the LP/CD era. Davis has generated just the sense of a live and lively performance seldom found on the rival recordings. He obviously cherishes the work, lavishes immense care on Gounod's felicitous scoring and persuades his Bavarian forces to lift the rhythms in a really Beechamesque manner. It also has one of Philips's most natural, forward and well-balanced recordings with voices in perfect alignment with the orchestra.
-- Gramophone
This is the most satisfying performance of Gounod's favourite opera yet to appear in the LP/CD era. Davis has generated just the sense of a live and lively performance seldom found on the rival recordings. He obviously cherishes the work, lavishes immense care on Gounod's felicitous scoring and persuades his Bavarian forces to lift the rhythms in a really Beechamesque manner. It also has one of Philips's most natural, forward and well-balanced recordings with voices in perfect alignment with the orchestra.
-- Gramophone
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Works on This Recording
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Faust by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano),
Yevgeny Nesterenko (Bass),
Francisco Araiza (Tenor),
Andreas Schmidt (Baritone),
Pamela Coburn (Soprano),
Marjana Lipovsek (Alto),
Gilles Cachemaille ()
Conductor:
Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Date of Recording: 02/1986
Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany
Language: French
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Great Faust December 18, 2012
By Weston Williams (Chicago, IL) See All My Reviews
"This is a great Faust. The orchestra is great, the audio quality is great, and the solosits are fantastic. A great option for Faust-lovers and lovers of opera in general."
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