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℗2019, ©2019
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2 audio discs (2 hrs., 6 min., 8 sec.) : CD audio, digital, SACD ; 4 3/4 in
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Super audio compact disc
"Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra mark 150 years since the death of Hector Berlioz with this recording of his tempestuous oratorio La damnation de Faust -- a work born of the composer's obsession with Goethe's legendary tale."--Amazon.com
Program notes and historical information, in English, French, and German; along with libretto, in English and French, (82 pages : portraits) included in container insert
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Andrew Cornall, producer
Bryan Hymel, Christopher Purves, Gábor Bretz, Karen Cargill ; London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra ; Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD): CD standard audio-encoded stereo is playable on regular CD player; Super Audio CD surround sound requires SACD player and playback equipment with analog inputs for DSD (Direct Stream Digital) stereo or multichannel surround sound (4.0,5.0,5.1,etc.)
Sung in French ; includes French libretto with English translation