Description
Charles Gounod – Faust (Részletek · Excerpts)
UPC: SLPX 11712
Product Details:
- Composer: Charles Gounod
- Title: Faust (Excerpts / Részletek)
- Libretto: Jules Barbier & Michel Carré (after Goethe), Hungarian version by Viktor Lányi
- Format: 3LP Set (STEREO-MONO)
- Label: Hungaroton
- Catalog Number: SLPX 11712
- Language: Hungarian
- Recording Type: Studio
- Country: Hungary
Overview
This compelling Hungarian-language recording of Faust features selected highlights from Gounod’s beloved opera, interpreted by the leading voices of the Hungarian operatic stage. Ervin Lukács conducts the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra in this richly expressive performance, supported by two prominent male choirs. Captured by Hungaroton, the state label of Hungary, this 3LP set brings the spiritual and emotional complexity of Gounod’s masterpiece to life in vibrant detail.
Magyar (Áttekintés): Gounod Faust című operájának válogatott részletei szólnak ezen a háromlemezes kiadványon, amelyet a magyar operaszínpad legnagyobbjai adnak elő. Lukács Ervin vezényletével a Magyar Állami Operaház Zenekara és rangos énekkarok tolmácsolják a darabot magyar nyelven, megragadva a mű drámai és lírai mélységeit.
Product Features
- Full-length opera highlights on 3LPs, sung entirely in Hungarian
- Sylvia Sass as Margit, one of her signature roles
- Robust vocal performances from György Korondi (Faust) and Kolos Kováts (Mephisto)
- Features iconic arias and ensembles: Jewel Song, Soldiers’ Chorus, Faust-Margit Duet, and the dramatic final trio
- Includes violin solo by Mihály Szűcs
- Supported by major national choirs and expertly conducted by Ervin Lukács
- Classic Hungaroton production with warm analog sound
Track Listing
Side A:
- Recitative & Duet: Faust and Mephistopheles (Act I)
- Valentine’s Aria (Act II)
- Mephistopheles’ Rondo (Act II)
- Faust’s Cavatina (Act III)
- Margit’s Ballad & Jewel Song (Act III)
Side B:
- Siebel’s Aria (Act III)
- Faust and Margit Duet (Act III)
- Soldiers’ Chorus (Act IV)
- Mephistopheles’ Serenade (Act IV)
- Trio and Finale: Faust, Margit, Mephistopheles (Act V)
Featured Artists
- Margit (Marguerite): Sylvia Sass (Soprano)
- Faust: György Korondi (Tenor)
- Mephistopheles: Kolos Kováts (Bass)
- Valentin: Lajos Miller (Baritone)
- Siebel: Magda Kalmár (Soprano)
- Violin Solo: Mihály Szűcs
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Choirs:
- Hungarian Radio and Television Male Choir and Choir
- Male Choir of the Hungarian People's Army
- Orchestra: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
- Conductor: Ervin Lukács
Publishers
- Label: Hungaroton
- Catalog Number: SLPX 11712
- Recording Location: Hungary
- Language: Hungarian
- Libretto Adaptation: Viktor Lányi (after Barbier & Carré)
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