Several of the most gifted composers of the 19th century created major works based on Goethe's Faust, and Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust is widely considered the greatest of them all. Scored for three solo singers, chorus, and orchestra, it displays all the qualities that make Berlioz so popular with audiences, conductors, and performers alike: brilliant and innovative orchestration, lyric and dramatic vocal writing, and magnificent choruses.
Language
French
Pages
416
Format
Hardcover
Release
January 01, 1898
ISBN 13
9780486436173
La Damnation de Faust: Dramatic Legend in Full Score
Several of the most gifted composers of the 19th century created major works based on Goethe's Faust, and Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust is widely considered the greatest of them all. Scored for three solo singers, chorus, and orchestra, it displays all the qualities that make Berlioz so popular with audiences, conductors, and performers alike: brilliant and innovative orchestration, lyric and dramatic vocal writing, and magnificent choruses.