Conductor(s): Parry, David
Label: Chandos
Series: Opera in English
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: CHAN3089-90
Barcode: 095115308929
Release Date: 11/1999

GOUNOD: Faust (Abridged) (Sung in English)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Hargreaves, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Walker, Sarah (mezzo-soprano)
1Act I: Introduction07:03
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
2Act I Scene 1: Nothing! In vain I have probed (Faust)06:14
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
3Act I Scene 1: Lazy little daughter open up your eyes (Chorus, Faust)02:55
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
4Act I Scene 1: Can your God help me to know the truth? (Faust)01:21
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
5Act I Scene 2: Here I am! You seem somewhat startled (Mephistopheles, Faust)02:50
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
6Act I Scene 2: So bring me the bliss of careless excesses (Faust, Mephistopheles)06:45
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
7Act II Scene 1: Beer or gin or wine or kvass (Chorus, Wagner)04:55
Hargreaves, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
8Act II Scene 2: Oh, sacred medallion from the sister I love (Valentin, Wagner, Siebel, Chorus)01:45
Hargreaves, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
9Act II Scene 2: Duty bids me leave this place (Valentin)03:50
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
10Act II Scene 2: Cheer up, my friends! (Wagner, Chorus, Mephistopheles)01:24
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Hargreaves, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
11Act II Scene 3: Pride of place to the golden calf! (Mephistopheles, Chorus)02:04
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
12Act II Scene 3: Your song deserves our thanks! (Chorus, Valentin, Wagner, Mephistopheles, Siebel)02:47
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Hargreaves, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
13Act II Scene 3: Though the fiends of hell may defy resistance (Siebel, Valentin, Wagner, Chorus)02:32
Hargreaves, Matthew (bass-baritone)
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
14Act II Scene 4: You haven’t seen the last of me yet! (Mephistopheles, Faust)01:33
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
15Act II Scene 5: Just as when the whispering breezes … (Chorus, Mephistopheles, Faust, Siebel)01:16
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
16Act II Scene 5: May I presume to ask (Faust, Marguerite, Siebel, Mephistopheles, Chorus)04:03
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
17Act III: Entr’acte01:28
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
18Act III Scene 1: You must help me reveal the love I feel (Siebel)02:46
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
19Act III Scene 2: Are we there? (Faust, Mephistopheles, Siebel)01:15
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
20Act III Scene 3: Wait here for a while, Doctor Faust (Mephistopheles, Faust)01:03
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
21Act III Scene 4: What turbulent feelings possess me? (Faust)06:44
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
22Act III Scene 5: Be careful! Here she comes! (Mephistopheles, Faust)00:43
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
23Act III Scene 6: He would have held my hand if I'd only allowed him (Marguerite)06:36
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
24Act III Scene 6: A bouquet! It's from Siebel I'm sure (Marguerite)05:22
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
Disc 2
1Act III Scene 7: Bless my soul, I'm dreaming! (Martha, Marguerite)00:47
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Walker, Sarah (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
2Act III Scene 8: Dame Martha Schwerlein, I believe (Mephistopheles, Martha, Marguerite, Faust)02:29
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Walker, Sarah (mezzo-soprano)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
3Act III Scene 8: Please take my arm, they won’t mind! (Faust, Marguerite, Mephistopheles, Martha)06:56
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Walker, Sarah (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
4Act III Scene 10: And none too soon! (Mephistopheles)01:52
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
5Act III Scene 11: It's very late … Farewell! (Marguerite, Faust)07:03
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
6Act III Scene 11: Marguerite! (Faust, Marguerite)04:39
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
7Act III Scene 13: Look there! She's opening her window … (Mephistopheles, Marguerite, Faust)04:03
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
8Act IV Scene 1: They pass me in the street (Marguerite, Chorus)06:32
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
9Act IV Scene 2: Marguerite! Siebel! (Siebel, Marguerite)01:36
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
10Act IV Scene 2: When happy days bring you gladness and laughter (Siebel, Marguerite)04:28
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
11Act IV Scene 4: Come along my brothers (Chorus, Valentin, Siebel)03:00
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
12Act IV Scene 4: We seek the soldier’s immortal prize (Chorus)03:14
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
13Act IV Scene 5: Come on, Siebel, I need a drink or two! (Valentin, Siebel, Mephistopheles, Faust)02:10
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
14Act IV Scene 6: Is my love awake or sleeping (Mephistopheles)02:51
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
15Act IV Scene 7: What can I do for you? (Valentin, Mephistopheles, Faust)04:07
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
16Act IV Scene 8: Over here, come at once! (Martha, Chorus, Valentin, Marguerite, Siebel)01:49
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Montague, Diana (mezzo-soprano)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Walker, Sarah (mezzo-soprano)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
17Act IV Scene 8: Pay heed to my words, Marguerite! (Valentin, Chorus)05:07
Magee, Garry (baritone)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
18Act V Scene 4: Go back! (Faust, Mephistopheles)02:14
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
19Act V Scene 5: My heart quails at the thought of this meeting! (Faust)02:24
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
20Act V Scene 5: Ah! Do I hear my lover's voice? (Marguerite, Faust)05:24
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)
21Act V Scene 6: Make haste now! (Mephistopheles, Marguerite, Faust, Chorus)06:31
Clarke, Paul Charles (tenor)
Plazas, Mary (soprano)
Miles, Alastair (bass)
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir (Choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Parry, David (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:38:30