In Reply to: Agree. Try the LSO "Damnation of Faust" ..... posted by John C. - Aussie on November 15, 2002 at 15:00:00:
I totally agree. The LSO's Damnation Of Faust is fantastic, as is their Les Troyens. I've heard very few performances of Berlioz, live or recorded, that have really moved me; but the LSO recordings really push my buttons. I can't work out how Faulkner has made the sound so incredibly "spacial". During the Ride To The Abyss, when the horses startle the pilgrims, there's a very physical sense of the voices scattering, of the characters and music actually moving. I feel like a thief when I pay so little for these recordings.
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- Re: Agree. Try the LSO "Damnation of Faust" ..... - IMD 06:27:24 11/16/02 (1)
- Have you seen the "Damnation of Faust" on DVD .... - John C. - Aussie 16:25:43 11/16/02 (0)