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Liszt Ferenc - Faust Symphony / Gyorgy Korondy, Hungarian State Orchestra, Janos Ferencsik / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD 1994 Stereo
Ferenc Liszt - Faust Symphony / Three portraits after Goethe / for orchestra, tenor solo and male chorus / György Korondy tenor / Hungarian Army Male Chorus / Hungarian State Orchestra, Sándor Margittay organ / Conducted by János Ferencsik / Hungaroton Classic Audio CD
Eine Faust-Symphonie in Drei Charakterbildern (S.108) / Faust-szimfónia három képben (S.108)
Nach Goethe / Goethe nyomán
HCD 12022-2
MADE IN HUNGARY
TOTAL TIME: 65:38
Composed: 1853 - 1854, revised: 1857 (Closing Chorus)
Text of Movement III based on ´Corus mysticus´ from ´Faust´ by Goethe
Tracklist:
1. I. Faust 27:09
2. II. Gretchen 16:26
3. III. Mephistopheles 21:50
1. Faust
2. Gretchen / Margit
3. Mephistopheles / Mefisztó
- Tenor - Gyorgy Korondy
- Choir - Hungarian People's Army Male Chorus
- Chorus master - Bela Podor
- Orchestra - Hungarian State Orchestra
- Organ - Sandor Margittay
- Conducted by - Janos Ferencsik
A Faust Symphony in three character pictures (German: Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern), S.108, or simply the "Faust Symphony", was written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and was inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's drama, Faust. The symphony was premiered in Weimar on September 5, 1857, for the inauguration of the Goethe–Schiller Monument there.
Liszt transcribed the complete score for two pianos, and the middle movement alone ("Gretchen") for solo piano. The transcription of 'Gretchen' was recorded by Leslie Howard as part of his set of complete recordings of Liszt's solo piano music.
T. solo (Movement III. only) - male choir (T-B) (Movement III. only) - 3 fl. (III anche picc.), 2 ob., 2 cl., 2 fg. - 4 cor., 3 tr., 2 trb., trb.b., tuba - arpa, org. - 4 timp., perc. (trg., ptti.) - strings: vl. 1, vl. 2, vla., vlc., cb.
