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Robert Schumann
The Masterworks - Works For Chorus And Orchestras (CD 8)

Album 2015 on Decca label
Classical (Romantic)

This compilation (P) 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg Recordings: Snape, "The Maltings", Concert Hall, 9/1972; (P) 1973 Decca Music Group Limited Total Time: 72:55 This is not an individual release. It is CD8 of the Box: The Masterworks (Orchestral Works · Concertos · Choral Works · Lieder · Chamber Music · Piano Music). Comes in cardboard sleeve.

     
Musicians
PortraitRobert Schumann p, 1810-1856 DE
album by
PortraitDietrich Fischer-Dieskau voc, 1925-2012 DE
baritone vocals, faust / doctor marianus
PortraitJohn Shirley-Quirk voc, 1931-2014 GB
baritone vocals, mephistopheles / evil spirit / pater seraphicus
PortraitRobert Lloyd voc, *1940 GB
bass vocals, pater profundus
PortraitAldeburgh Festival Singers ,
choir
PortraitWandsworth School Boys' Choir ,
choir
PortraitBenjamin Britten p, 1913-1976 GB
conductor
PortraitJohann Wolfgang von Goethe sax, 1749-1832 DE
libretto by
PortraitMeriel Dickinson voc, *1940 GB
mezzo-soprano vocals, martha / want / mulier samaritana
PortraitAlfreda Hodgson voc, 1940-1992 GB
mezzo-soprano vocals, mater gloriosa
PortraitFelicity Palmer voc, *1944 GB
mezzo-soprano vocals, need / magna peccatrix
PortraitEnglish Chamber Orchestra ,
orchestra
PortraitJennifer Vyvyan ss, voc, 1925-1974 GB
soprano vocals, care / angel
PortraitPauline Stevens voc,
soprano vocals, debt / maria aegyptiaca
PortraitElizabeth Harwood voc, 1938-1990 GB
soprano vocals, gretchen / una poenitentium
PortraitPeter Pears voc, 1910-1986 GB
tenor vocals, ariel / pater ecstaticus
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Szenen Aus Goethes Faust = Scenes FromGoethe's Faust WoO 3 For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra (Part One & Part Two)Robert Schumann
2OvertureRobert Schumann8:01
31. Garden Scene: "Du Kanntest Mich, O Kleiner Engel, Wieder" (Faust, Gretchen, Mephistopheles, Martha) (Part One)Robert Schumann5:05
42. Gretchen Before The Image Of The Mater Dolorosa: "Ach Neige, Du Schmerzenreiche" (Gretchen) (Part One)Robert Schumann4:59
53. Scene In The Cathedral: "Wie Anders, Gretchen, War Dir's" (Evil Spirit, Gretchen, Chorus) (Part One)Robert Schumann6:56
64. Ariel. Sunrise: "Die Ihr Dies Haupt Umschwebt" (Ariel, Chorus, Soloists)Robert Schumann10:48
7"Des Lebens Pulse Schlagen Frisch-Lebendig" (Faust) (Part Two)Robert Schumann7:34
85. Midnight: "Ich Heiße Der Mangel" (Want, Debt, Care, Need)Robert Schumann2:22
9"Vier Sah Ich Kommen (Faust, Care)Robert Schumann8:15
10"Die Nacht Scheint Tiefer Tief Hereinzudringen" (Faust) (Part Two)Robert Schumann2:54
116. Faust's Death: "Herbei, Herbei! Herein, Herein!" (Mephistopheles, Lemurs, Faust)Robert Schumann5:16
12"Ein Sumpf Zieht Am Gebirge Hin" (Faust)Robert Schumann5:12
13"Ich Sättigt Keine Lust" (Mephistopheles, Chorus) (Part Two)Robert Schumann5:11
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