Berlioz: La damnation de Faust
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust
Karen Cargill, Bryan Hymel, Christopher Purves, Gábor Bretz / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
[ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Friday 19 July 2019
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Sir Simon Rattle leads the London Symphony Orchestra and a world-class line-up of soloists in a new recording of Berlioz's unique La damnation de Faust.
In 2019 the classical world will mark 150 years since the death of Berlioz and this album will be released around anniversary of his passing.
The LSO are known globally as leading Berlioz performers and have a large, award-winning back catalogue of the composer's work.
Sir Simon Rattle describes Faust as "like the birth of cinema," a unique mix of opera, oratorio and drama.
High profile coverage around the Berlioz 150 celebrations in 2019. LSO have a major Berlioz concert in May which will be livestreamed. Soloists have major Berlioz concerts across France.
"The work and its style - especially the virtuosity and panache required - have clearly remained in the orchestra's collective memory…Overall it's a tightly organised and carefully paced achievement from the conductor. The soloists and chorus match his lead well…There's no lack of either angst of love in Bryan Hymel's emotional and stylish reading of the title-part and a special richness about Karen Cargill's fantasies as Marguerite…Purves manages both wit and a specially sleazy nastiness as the victorious Devil." Gramophone
"Hymel's Faust is the most convincing soloist. But it's the vivid detail Rattle conjures up, the brilliant playing and the force and intensity of the choral singing that give greatest satisfaction." Sunday Times
