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Berlioz: La damnation de Faust

LSO0008 2CD

Berlioz La damnation de Faust

Sir Colin Davis conductor
Giuseppe Sabbatini Faust
Michele Pertusi Méphistophélès
Enkelejda Skosa Marguerite

Editor's Choice
Recommended Recording
Essential Berlioz Recording Gramophone

'The greatest Berlioz conductor of his generation in a triumphant benchmark live recording.' The Guardian

A magnificent cast, led by Giuseppe Sabbatini on blistering form, revel in Berlioz's dramatic account of the Faust tale. Sir Colin Davis leads a peerless performance and breathes new life into the much-loved masterpiece.

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Reviews

Editor's Choice
Recommended Recording
Essential Berlioz Recording
'[The] LSO Live series goes from strength to strength ... outshines previous sets at whatever price' Gramophone

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'The greatest Berlioz conductor of his generation in a triumphant benchmark live recording' The Guardian

'Performance and sound which in every way match and even outshine any rival in a strongly competitive field ... An astonishing bargain' Penguin Guide to Compact Discs

Artists

Sir Colin Davis conductor
Giuseppe Sabbatini Faust

Enkelejda Shkosa Marguerite

Michele Pertusi Mephistopheles

David Wilson-Johnson Brander

London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra

Recording Details

James Mallinson producer
Tony Faulkner sound engineer

Recorded October 2000, Barbican, London
176.4kHz (high density PCM) recording

Notes and libretto in English/en francais

Catalogue number - LSO0008
UPC - 822231100829