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Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture. A performance of Gounod's Faust from Moscow

Gounod's Faust in a concert performance from Moscow, with a young Russian cast headed by Sergei Romanovsky as Faust. With John Shea.

John Shea presents a performance from Christmas Day 2016 given at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow of Gounod's Faust, featuring a young Russian cast of international reputation.

Part of 大象传媒 Radio 3's season Breaking Free: A Century of Russian Culture

12.30
Gounod: Faust

Faust ..... Sergei Romanovsky (tenor)
Marguerite ..... Irina Lungu (soprano)
M茅phistoph茅l猫s ..... Ildar Abdrazakov (bass)
Valentin......Vasily Ladyuk (baritone)
Wagner ..... Boris Zhukov (bass)
Siebel ..... Valeria Pfister (mezzo soprano)
Marthe ..... Irina Romishevskaya (mezzo soprano)
Masters of Choral Singing Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music,
Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra,
Andrei Lebedev (conductor)

3:05 AM
Berwald, Franz (1796-1868)
String Quartet in G minor
脰rebro String Quartet

3:36 AM
Alfv茅n, Hugo (1872-1960)
Aftonen (Evening)
Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson (conductor)

3:41 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Kirchen-Sonate in B flat, K212
Royal Academy of Music Beckett Ensemble, Patrick Russill (conductor)

3:46 AM
Chopin, Fr茅d茅ric (1810-1849)
Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66
Dubravka Tomsic (piano)

3:52 AM
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Overture 'Fierrabras', D796
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Hans Zender (conductor)

4:01 AM
Theodor Rogalski [1901-1954]
Three Romanian Dances
Romanian Youth Orchestra, Cristian Mandeal (conductor)

4:13 AM
Vivaldi, Antonio [1678-1741]
Violin Concerto in D, Op 3 No 9 (RV 230)
Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi (conductor)

4:21 AM
Beethoven, Ludwig van [1770 -1827]
Egmont Overture (Op 84)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra, Jir铆 Belohl谩vek (conductor)

4:31 AM
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Eine Faust Overture
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernhard Klee (conductor)

4:43 AM
Fritz Kreisler [1875-1962]
Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin
Barnabas Kelemen, Zoltan Kocsis

4:49 AM
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1789)
Trio Sonata in G major, Op 5 No 4
Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists

5:03 AM
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Rondo in B flat major, K269
Benjamin Schmid (violin), Danish Radio Concert Orchestra, Adam Fischer (conductor)

5:10 AM
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Estampes
Yannick Van de Velde (piano)

5:24 AM
Salmenhaara, Erkki (1941-2002)
Adagietto (1981)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ralf Sj枚blom (conductor)

5:30 AM
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)
Concerto in A major, BWV 1055
Hans-Peter Westermann (oboe d'amore), Camerata K枚ln

5:45 AM
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Manfred Overture, Op 115
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Sch酶nwandt (conductor)

5:58 AM
Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953)
Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 131
Orchestre M茅tropolitain, Agnes Grossmann (conductor).

6 hours

Music Played

  • Darius Milhaud

    "La Chemin茅e du Roi Ren茅" (excerpt from Madrigal-Nocturne)

    Ensemble: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Charles Gounod

    Faust, Act I

    Librettist: Jules Barbier. Librettist: Michel Carre. Singer: Ildar Abdrazakov. Singer: Sergei Romanovsky. Singer: Irina Lungu. Singer: Boris Zhukov. Singer: Valeria Pfister. Singer: Irina Romishevskaya. Choir: Masters of Choral Singing Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music. Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrei Lebedev.
  • Charles Gounod

    Faust, Act II

    Librettist: Jules Barbier. Librettist: Michel Carre. Choir: Masters of Choral Singing Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music. Conductor: Andrei Lebedev. Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra.
  • Charles Gounod

    Faust, Act III

    Librettist: Jules Barbier. Librettist: Michel Carre. Choir: Masters of Choral Singing Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music. Conductor: Andrei Lebedev. Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra.
  • Charles Gounod

    Faust, Act IV

    Librettist: Michel Carre. Librettist: Jules Barbier. Choir: Masters of Choral Singing Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music. Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrei Lebedev.
  • Charles Gounod

    Faust, Act V

    Librettist: Michel Carre. Librettist: Jules Barbier. Choir: Masters of Choral Singing Grand Chorus of Russian State TV and Radio Music. Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrei Lebedev.
  • Franz Berwald

    String Quartet in G minor [1818]

    Ensemble: Orebro String Quartet.
    • SESR.
  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    Aftonen

    Lyricist: Herman S盲therberg. Choir: Radiok枚ren. Conductor: Eric Ericson.
    • SESR.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Kirchen-Sonate in B flat, K212

    Ensemble: Royal Academy of Music Becket Ensemble. Conductor: Patrick Russill.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Fantaisie-impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op 66

    Performer: Dubravka Tom拧i膷.
    • SIRTVS.
  • Franz Schubert

    Fierrabras, D 796 (Overture)

    Orchestra: Radio Kamerorkest. Conductor: Hans Zender.
    • NLNPB.
  • Theodor Rogalski

    3 Romanian Dances

    Orchestra: Romanian Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian Mandeal.
    • ROROR.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op.3'9, RV.230

    Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante.
    • NONRK.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Egmont Overture, Op 84

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • GB大象传媒.
  • Richard Wagner

    Eine Faust Overture

    Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernhard Klee.
  • Fritz Kreisler

    Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin

    Performer: Barnab谩s Kelemen. Performer: Zolt谩n Kocsis.
    • HUMTVA.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Trio Sonata in G major, Op 5 No 4

    Ensemble: The Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists.
    • CACBC.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo concertante in B flat, K 269

    Performer: Benjamin Schmid. Ensemble: Danish Radio Concert Orchestra. Conductor: 8 Bit.
    • DKDR.
  • Claude Debussy

    Estampes [1903]

    Performer: Yannick Van de Velde.
    • SKRTVS.
  • Erkki Salmenhaara

    Adagietto for Orchestra (1981)

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ralf Sjoblom.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in A major, BWV 1055

    Performer: Hans-Peter Westermann. Orchestra: Camerata K枚ln.
    • DEWDR.
  • Robert Schumann

    Overture (Manfred, Op 115)

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Sch酶nwandt.
    • DKDR.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 131

    Orchestra: Orchestre M茅tropolitain. Conductor: Agn猫s Grossmann.

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