Didonato / Spyres / Courjal / Duhamel / Choeur De Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust CD

2019 release. "The most dramatic piece that Berlioz ever wrote," is how conductor John Nelson describes La Damnation de Faust. The composer designated this thrilling hybrid of oratorio and opera a 'l?gende dramatique'. Following in the triumphant footsteps of Les Troyens, also recorded at the Auditorium Erasme in Strasbourg, this performance reunites Nelson and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg with singers Michael Spyres, Joyce DiDonato and Nicolas Courjal. This recording was made in the Auditorium Erasme in Strasbourg in April 2019, two years after Nelson, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg and a superb cast including Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres and Nicolas Courjal brought Berlioz's Les Troyens to life in the same venue. The associated Erato recording of the huge two-part opera has gone on to win unalloyed praise and multiple major prizes. As the New York Times wrote: "Berlioz's epic opera has rarely been given such luxury treatment as in this magnificent live recording from France."

1. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Le Vieil Hiver a Fait Place Au Printemps" (Faust) 2. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Les Bergers Laissent Leurs Troupeaux" (Chorus, Faust) 3. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Mais D'un ?clat Guerrier" (Faust) 4. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: Marche Hongroise 5. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: "Sans Regrets J'ai Quitt? Les Riantes Campagnes" (Faust) 6. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Christ Vient de Ressusciter !" (Chorus, Faust) 7. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "H?las ! Doux Chants Du Ciel" (Faust) 8. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "? Pure ?motion !" (M?phistoph?l?s, Faust) 9. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "? Boire Encor !... Oh ! Qu'il Fait Bon" (Chorus, M?phistoph?l?s, Brander) 10. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Certain Rat, Dans Une Cuisine" (Brander, Chorus, M?phistoph?l?s) 11. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Amen" (Brander, Chorus) 12. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Vrai Dieu, Messieurs" (M?phistoph?l?s, Chorus) 13. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Une Puce Gentille" (M?phistoph?l?s, Chorus) 14. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Assez ! Fuyons Ces Lieux" (Faust, M?phistoph?l?s) 15. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: "Voici Des Roses" (M?phistoph?l?s) 16. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: "Dors, Dors, Heureux Faust" (Chorus, M?phistoph?l?s, Faust) 17. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: Ballet Des Sylphes 18. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: "Margarita !" (Faust, M?phistoph?l?s) 19. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: "Villes Entour?es" (Chorus) 20. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: "Jam Nox Stellata Velamina Pandit" (Chorus) 21. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2: "Villes Entour?es... Jam Nox Stellata" (Chorus, Faust, M?phistoph?l?s) 22. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: Tambours Et Trompettes Sonnant la Retraite 23. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Merci, Doux Cr?puscule !" (Faust) 24. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Je L'entends !" (M?phistoph?l?s, Faust) 25. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Que L'air Est ?touffant !" (Marguerite) 26. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Autrefois Un Roi de Thul?" (Marguerite) 27. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Esprits Des Flammes Inconstantes" (M?phistoph?l?s) 28. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: Menuet Des Follets 29. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Maintenant, Chantons ? Cette Belle" (M?phistoph?l?s) 30. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Devant la Maison" (M?phistoph?l?s, Chorus) 31. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Grand Dieu !" (Marguerite) 32. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Ange Ador?" (Faust, Marguerite) 33. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Allons, Il Est Trop Tard !" (M?phistoph?l?s, Marguerite, Faust, Chorus) 34. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3: "Je Connais Donc Enfin" (Faust, M?phistoph?l?s, Marguerite, Chorus) 35. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "D'amour L'ardente Flamme" (Marguerite) 36. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "Au Son Des Trompettes" (Chorus, Marguerite) 37. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "Nature Immense" (Faust) 38. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "? la Vo?te Azur?e" (M?phistoph?l?s, Faust) 39. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "Dans Mon C£ur Retentit Sa Voix D?sesp?r?e" (Faust, Chorus, M?phistoph?l?s) 40. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "Ha ! Irimiru Karabrao !" (Chorus, M?phistoph?l?s) 41. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4: "Tradioun Marexil Fir Trudinx? Burrudix? !" (Chorus) 42. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Epilogue: "Alors L'enfer Se Tut" (Chorus) 43. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Epilogue: "Laus ! Laus ! Hosanna ! Hosanna !" (Chorus, Une Voix) 44. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Epilogue: "Remonte Au Ciel, me Na?ve" (Chorus) 45. La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Epilogue: "Viens, Les Vierges Divines" (Chorus, Une Voix)