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La Damnation de Faust (International edition)
Hector Berlioz

La Damnation de Faust (International edition)

Bernard Haitink

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917251722
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Catalog number: CC 72517
Releasedate: 01-04-11
A musical memory of the past, a high quality performance in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in 1999 (live recording) with the worldfamous conductor Bernard Haitink.
  • A conductor of worldfame: Bernard Haitink
  • Internationally famous orchestra and choir of the Netherlands
  • Excellent internationally acclaimed soloists such as Thomas Quasthoff and Charlotte Margiono
  • A most memorable concert of 1999 in Concertgebouw Amsterdam
A memorable performance of Berlioz' masterpiece recorded in 1999 and  performed by two Dutch world class orchestras, four phenomenal soloists  and a conductor of worldfame, who started his career with the Radio  Philharmonic Orchestra. This were all very good reasons to bring out  this concert on CD. An additional reason was the threatening intention  of the Dutch government to abolish the Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (MCO)  with its orchestras (Radio Philharmonic, Radio Chamber Philharmonic,  Metropole, Public Broadcast Choir). This would be very bad for Dutch and  international cultural life and tradition. Conductor Bernard Haitink  also empazises his support to the rich musical tradition in the  Netherlands and to pass on the passion to the younger generation of  musicians and to keep the high quality of music alive!