Duration
109 Min
Frieder Bernius conducts Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust
Concert
Stiftskirche St. Amandus
Production Date: 03/10/1999
109 Min
When the greatest achievement in German literature encountered the imagination of Robert Schumann the result was always going to be extraordinary, and Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's Faust is a masterwork in a class of its own – part opera, part cantata, but glowing from first note to last with the poetic, passionate spirit of this most original of Romantic composers. This 1999 performance in the evocative surroundings of the 500-year-old Amandus Church in Bad Urach features an orchestra, chorus and cast who are immersed in the German Romantic tradition – including a rare appearance in this repertoire from the young Jonas Kaufmann.
- Soloists:
- Michaela Kaune (Soprano), Regina Klepper (Soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (Contralto), Franz Hawlata (Bass-Baritone), Christa Mayer (Mezzo-Soprano), Susanne Krumbiegel (Mezzo-Soprano), Detlef Roth (Bass), Johannes Kalpers (Tenor)
- Ensembles:
- Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart, Kammerchor Stuttgart
- Conductor:
- Frieder Bernius
