Opera excerpts. Samuel Ramey, bass ; Münchner Rundfunkorchester ; Julius Rudel, conductor. Recorded Oct. 21-23, 2000, Philharmonic Hall, Munich. Compact disc. Program notes in English, French, and Spanish, and texts with English translations in container.
Contents:
La damnation de Faust : op. 24. Marche de Ráckócky (Hungarian march) ; Une puce gentile ; Devant la maison / Hector Berlioz -- Robert le diable. Nonnes qui reposez / Giacomo Meyerbeer -- Two episodes from Lenau's Faust. Mephisto waltz / Franz Liszt -- Mefistofele. Ave Signor ; Son lo spirito che nega sempre tutto ; Ecco il mondo / Arrigo Boito -- Les contes d'Hoffmann. Scintille, diamant! / Jacques Offenbach -- Faust. Le veau d'or est toujours debout! ; Vous qui faites l'endormie (Serenade) / Charles Gounod -- The rake's progress. I was never saner ; I burn! I freeze! / Igor Stravinsky.
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