Goethe's Faust
Other operas based on the play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Le damnation de Faust (The Damnation of Faust) - Hector Berlioz
Doktor Faust - Ferruccio Busoni
Information about the opera Doktor Faust by Ferruccio Busoni, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
An extremely complex and rich work.
Recommended recordings on CD
Nagano/Henschel/Hollop (Erato 3984 25501-2)
An excellent version based on the full, uncut text.
Lyon Opera Chorus, Geneva Grand Theatre Chorus, Lyon Opera Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano, 1997.
Cast: Dietrich Henschel (Doktor Faust), Markus Hollop (Wagner Master of Ceremonies), Kim Begley (Mephistopheles).
Erato 3984 25501-2