Faust Symphony (1854 version) - Mephisto Waltz No.1
LISZT Franz (1811-1886)
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège - Gergely Madaras (Dir)
Label : BIS Records
Artikelnummer: BIS2510
1 SACD Hybrid Spielzeit : 079:34
CHF 21.00
While several important composers drew inspiration from it, Franz Liszt seems to have had a particularly close relationship with Goethe's masterpiece. He came up with the idea of a symphony 'in three characteristic pictures', each devoted to a key character in the play: Faust, Gretchen and Mephistopheles. Rather than telling the story of the play, Liszt composed a psychological exploration of these three main figures.