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After his spectacular recording of Berlioz’s magnum opus, the opera Les Troyens, which was awarded internationally, the Berlioz enthusiast John Nelson has delivered a new version of La Damnation de Faust which also appears to be on track for dizzying success.
For this recording made in concert by Daniel Zalay and his team of sound engineers in the Erasme Auditorium of the Palais de la musique et des congrès de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Convention Centre) on the 25th and 26th of April 2019, John Nelson reunited with the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, whose typically French style and German discipline he likes so much. The army of instrumentalists would have pleased Berlioz, with its eight double basses and six harps among others.
John Nelson knows his way round this music like no one else, he knows to inject it with a particular energy all while respecting the musical colour so well defined by the composer. He is surrounded by the cast of dreams, with Faust masterfully portrayed by the tenor Michael Spyres who sings the French perfectly and knows how to embody the character by playing on the quality of his tonality. Joyce DiDonato is an opulent Marguerite, full of fire and totally engaged. Nicolas Courjal plays a very expressive Mephisto; his sombre tone underlines the darkness and bitter irony of the character he plays.
The children’s choir Les Petits Chanteurs de Strasbourg and the powerful Gulbenkian Choir perfectly round off this ideal casting. A new milestone in the recording of Berlioz’s main works under John Nelson’s direction for the label Erato, this accomplished record precedes Roméo et Juliette which the same artists will undertake in 2020. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1 (Hector Berlioz)
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Alexandre Duhamel, Baritone (Brander) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Alexandre Duhamel, Baritone (Brander) - Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited
Alexandre Duhamel, Baritone (Brander) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 2 (Hector Berlioz)
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 3 (Hector Berlioz)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano (Marguerite) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano (Marguerite) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano (Marguerite) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano (Marguerite) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano (Marguerite) - Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano (Marguerite) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 4 (Hector Berlioz)
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano (Marguerite) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano (Marguerite) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Michael Spyres, Tenor (Faust) - Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Nicolas Courjal, Bass (Méphistophélès) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Epilogue (Hector Berlioz)
Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Verónica Silva, Soprano (Une voix) - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Verónica Silva, Soprano (Une voix) - Maîtrise de l'Opéra National du Rhin - Les Petits Chanteurs de Strasbourg - Coro Gulbenkian - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Hector Berlioz, Composer - John Nelson, Conductor
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's Purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
After his spectacular recording of Berlioz’s magnum opus, the opera Les Troyens, which was awarded internationally, the Berlioz enthusiast John Nelson has delivered a new version of La Damnation de Faust which also appears to be on track for dizzying success.
For this recording made in concert by Daniel Zalay and his team of sound engineers in the Erasme Auditorium of the Palais de la musique et des congrès de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Convention Centre) on the 25th and 26th of April 2019, John Nelson reunited with the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, whose typically French style and German discipline he likes so much. The army of instrumentalists would have pleased Berlioz, with its eight double basses and six harps among others.
John Nelson knows his way round this music like no one else, he knows to inject it with a particular energy all while respecting the musical colour so well defined by the composer. He is surrounded by the cast of dreams, with Faust masterfully portrayed by the tenor Michael Spyres who sings the French perfectly and knows how to embody the character by playing on the quality of his tonality. Joyce DiDonato is an opulent Marguerite, full of fire and totally engaged. Nicolas Courjal plays a very expressive Mephisto; his sombre tone underlines the darkness and bitter irony of the character he plays.
The children’s choir Les Petits Chanteurs de Strasbourg and the powerful Gulbenkian Choir perfectly round off this ideal casting. A new milestone in the recording of Berlioz’s main works under John Nelson’s direction for the label Erato, this accomplished record precedes Roméo et Juliette which the same artists will undertake in 2020. © François Hudry/Qobuz
Details of original recording : Recorded April 2019, Strasbourg (Salle Erasme), France
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 45 track(s)
- Total length: 02:06:58
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: John Nelson
- Composer: Hector Berlioz
- Label: Warner Classics
- Area: France
- Genre: Classical Opera
- Period: Romantic Music
© 2019 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2019 Ascanio's purse under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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