La Damnation de Faust - scene of hell fall

Hector Berlioz
Damnation of Faust
Dramatic legend in four parts after Goethe's "Faust"
The Ride to the Abyss and Pandemonium (part 4)
Jean-Pierre Furlan,tenor (Faust)
Sir Willard White,bass-baritone (Mephistopheles)
Nikikai Chorus group
NHK Symphony Orchestra,Tokyo
Conducted by Charles Dutoit

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Berlioz
• faust
• pandemonium
• mephistopheles
• nkyou
• dutoit

[kimancuo]

What an avant-guardist Berlioz! Just genial! At the same time he wrote this unbelievable music Verdi was still composing his early oom pah pah operas.

[thisismyname007]

Oh, the black guy is Mephistopheles?? I like his expressions!

[TheVaughan5]

Eutoixcellent though this is, Dutoit's mid1990's recording for Decca with the Montreal S,O, has more drama and intensity and Richard Leech is simply the finest Faust I have ever heard.

[danpoindexter]

@Exemos Good point but really I am pretty sure hell sounds like "A Devil In God's Country" by Lamb Of God

[ClementIV]

Anyone know any other pieces (music) that sound similar to this, At around 5:19 to 5:24? I really like how that part sounds. Thanks!

[Strawberryfrog1]

@kev7978 yes they are supposed to do that. we did really scream, but every chorus does it his own way..

[kunoichigirlshinobi]

What are they saying???? Music is pure genius though!

[kittyrock1]

@Exemos That was all that opium. He was amazing though.

[stormfly77]

Oh my lord, this is good.

[Forgefire5]

I pity the foo who don't know MestO'phee!

[padredemishijos12]

@berliozviolist I think that Dudamel has done a great interpretation of Synphonie Fantastique. its on Youtube.