Gounod: Faust - Waltz at the End of first Act

Charles Gounod - Fast,
Faust: Francizco Araiza, Mefisto: Ruggero Raimondi, Margurite: Gabriela Benackova, Valetin: Walton Grönrgoos, Siebel: Gabriele Sima, Chorus and Orchestra of Wiene Staatsoper, dir. Erich Binder, 1985

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• Faust

[lilanma]

Ainsi que la brise légère Soulève en épais tourbillons La poussière Des sillons, Que la valse nous entraîne! Faisons retentir la plaine Du bruit de nos chansons! Ainsi que la brise légère Soulève en épais tourbillons La poussière Des sillons, Que la valse nous entraîne! Faisons retentir la plaine Du bruit de nos chansons! Valsons..

[KrazyDukMan]

This is one of those amazing pieces one gets stuck in his or her head for at least a couple of years after first hearing it. I absolutely love it!

[misskatergrl]

Bravo!!!!! wunderbar!!!!!!!!!

[Bluejeans0701]

Of course I know the name of Louis Hector Berlioz as a composer of the Fantastic Symphony and other great pieces of. But unfortunately I do not recognize him as an opera composer like Charles Gounod or Jacques Offenbach.

[StCorentin]

@Bluejeans0701

Do you know Berlioz ? :-)

[0276boy]

Thanks. Actually a lovely performance of my favorite opera. However, prop people, that crucifix is ghastly! It is completely out of period. As a Catholic, I know crucifixes, and one need not model a crucifix on the Shroud of Turin, however accurate that relic might be, to fit a scene from a 19th century opera!

[Bluejeans0701]

Though I realize that the Faust Waltz is amazingly beautiful, I do not get any of the lyrics in French. I wish this clip had English captions so we could follow the meaning

of the verses we hear now.

Gounod is the best French opera composer to me. Thanks for posting this clip.

[BrendanPanFlautist]

For some reason I like it without the words xD

[voltape]

@lilanma Good, lilanma, but we need the intervention of Mephisto at the beginning: it is: "ici même en cet instanct joyeux la belle et chaste enfant va paraitre a vos yeux"

[alejandrobajo]

INCREDIBLE!!

What a pityful way to waist such excellent singers, such great voices (Raimondi is a Baritone and Mephistofeles was written for a Bass voice, so the character changes completely ).

What a pityful way to waist such GREAT MUSIC! The production is awful.

Alejandro

[MastersoftheOpera]

I recently saw a DVD of this production from the Vienna State Opera from around the 1980's. It's simply great as far as singing - Araiza as Faust and Raimondi as the Devil. The costumes/period is not a problem but I don't like that Marguerite is a nun. I can still overlook that next to the larger problem - there are too many dancing girls! Ballerinas of the VSO are in EVERY major scene and it's a huge distraction from the power of the dramatic moments.