Antoni Wit & Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra + Warsaw Boys Choir
Robert Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 116:25 minutes | 1,89 GB
Blu-Ray Audio Rip | Sourced Track - LPCM 2.0 Stereo | Covers & booklet
Goethe's Faust is one of the highest peaks of German Romantic poetry, and fascinated composers across Europe: Berlioz, Liszt and Gounod were just some of the many entranced by its visionary power. Schumann too set what he called "Scenes from Goethe's Faust, but he made a point of selecting excerpts rather than using a libretto, focusing more on Part 2 of the play. The result is a work of astonishing passion, which includes some of the most dramatic music Schumann ever wrote, and some of the most beautiful as well, embracing elements of oratorio, opera, song and orchestral poem. Antoni Wit's recording has been acclaimed for "tempos which flow with unforced naturalness and real excitement".
Tracklist:
01 - Ouverture
02 - Part I - I. Szene im Garten
03 - Part I - II. Gretchen vor dem Bild der Mater Dolorosa
04 - Part I - III. Szene im Dom
05 - Part II - IV. Sonnenaufgang
06 - Part II - V. Mitternacht
07 - Part II - VI. Fausts Tod
08 - Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Waldung, sie schwankt heran
09 - Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Ewiger Wonnebrand
10 - Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Fussen
11 - Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Gerettet ist das edle Glied
12 - Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Hier ist die Aussicht frei
13 - Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Dir, der Unberuhrbaren
14 - Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Alles Vergangliche ist nur ein Gleichnis
Soloists:
Iwona Hossa (Soprano I) - Sorge, Engel, Magna Peccatrix
Christiane Libor (Soprano II) - Gretchen, Una Poenitentium
Anna Lubanska (Alto I) - Mulier Samaritana, Mangel
Ewa Marciniec (Alto II) - Marthe, Maria Aegyptiaca, Schuld, Mater Gloriosa
Daniel Kirch (Tenor) - Ariel, Pater Ecstaticus
Jaakko Kortekangas (Baritone) - Faust, Doctor Marianus, Pater Seraphicus
Andrew Gangestad (Bass) - Mephistopheles, Böser Geist, Pater Profundus
Warsaw Boys’ Choir - Lemuren / Selige Knaben
Women of the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir - Büßerinnen
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir - Chor / Chorus Mysticus
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Warsaw Boys Choir, conducted by Antoni Wit.
Audio Recorded and Edited in High Definition 24-bit, 88.2 kHz PCM
Presented in High Definition 24-bit, 96 kHz.
(P)+(C) 2011 Naxos International Ltd.
Analyzed: Warsaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Warsaw Boys Choir, Antoni Wit / Schumann. Scenes from Goethe's Faust
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.37 dB -24.22 dB 7:51 01-Ouverture
DR15 -9.43 dB -31.61 dB 5:28 02-Part I - I. Szene im Garten
DR16 -5.27 dB -29.37 dB 4:49 03-Part I - II. Gretchen vor dem Bild der Mater Dolorosa
DR14 -2.80 dB -22.73 dB 7:17 04-Part I - III. Szene im Dom
DR15 -5.97 dB -27.78 dB 18:35 05-Part II - IV. Sonnenaufgang
DR15 -8.06 dB -28.49 dB 13:46 06-Part II - V. Mitternacht
DR15 -11.06 dB -30.74 dB 15:10 07-Part II - VI. Fausts Tod
DR14 -9.11 dB -29.82 dB 3:03 08-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Waldung, sie schwankt heran
DR13 -12.00 dB -30.66 dB 1:58 09-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Ewiger Wonnebrand
DR18 -5.35 dB -28.67 dB 6:04 10-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Fussen
DR14 -1.40 dB -22.03 dB 10:57 11-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Gerettet ist das edle Glied
DR14 -13.17 dB -33.74 dB 4:25 12-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Hier ist die Aussicht frei
DR15 -7.42 dB -29.27 dB 9:13 13-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Dir, der Unberuhrbaren
DR15 -2.89 dB -24.08 dB 7:48 14-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Alles Vergangliche ist nur ein Gleichnis
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2352 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.37 dB -24.22 dB 7:51 01-Ouverture
DR15 -9.43 dB -31.61 dB 5:28 02-Part I - I. Szene im Garten
DR16 -5.27 dB -29.37 dB 4:49 03-Part I - II. Gretchen vor dem Bild der Mater Dolorosa
DR14 -2.80 dB -22.73 dB 7:17 04-Part I - III. Szene im Dom
DR15 -5.97 dB -27.78 dB 18:35 05-Part II - IV. Sonnenaufgang
DR15 -8.06 dB -28.49 dB 13:46 06-Part II - V. Mitternacht
DR15 -11.06 dB -30.74 dB 15:10 07-Part II - VI. Fausts Tod
DR14 -9.11 dB -29.82 dB 3:03 08-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Waldung, sie schwankt heran
DR13 -12.00 dB -30.66 dB 1:58 09-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Ewiger Wonnebrand
DR18 -5.35 dB -28.67 dB 6:04 10-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Fussen
DR14 -1.40 dB -22.03 dB 10:57 11-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Gerettet ist das edle Glied
DR14 -13.17 dB -33.74 dB 4:25 12-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Hier ist die Aussicht frei
DR15 -7.42 dB -29.27 dB 9:13 13-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Dir, der Unberuhrbaren
DR15 -2.89 dB -24.08 dB 7:48 14-Part III - VII. Fausts Verklarung. Alles Vergangliche ist nur ein Gleichnis
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR15
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2352 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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