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Composer of the Week: Gounod

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Goethe's version of the Faust legend has been the subject of at least 17 operas; Gounod's setting of the story was his greatest operatic success. Today Donald Macleod explores Gounod's s readi ng of a story of which the composer said "I could not put it down - 1 read it incessantly, at meals, at theatre, in the street." Gounod Faust (excerpts)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Colin Davis

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Marguerite:
Kirl Te Kanawa (soprano)
Faust:
Francesco Ariaza (tenor)
Mephistopheles:
Yevgeni Nesterenko (bass)
Marthe:
Majana Upovsek (contralto)
Source: Radio Times

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