Composition: La damnation de Faust, H 111 (Berlioz, Hector)
| Title | La damnation de Faust, Légende dramatique (Opéra de concert) |
| Alternative title | The damnation of Faust, dramatic legend (Concert opera) |
| Creators | Hector Berlioz (composer) and Gérard de Nerval (librettist) |
| Opus | Œuvre 24 |
| Instrumentation | mezzosoprano, tenor, baritone, bass, mixed chorus, childrens chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1845 |
| First published | 1854 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 7200 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas, Operas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Ernest Redon |
| view | Selections | theater orchestra | Aubrey Winter |
| view | Selections | piano | Georges Jean Pfeiffer |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass |
Géza Allaga |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | piano and harmonium | Alexandre Guilmant |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | organ | Alfred Herbert Brewer |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | organ | Benjamin Righetti |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | piano | Otto Taubmann |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | organ | Alexandre Guilmant |
| view | Chanson de Méphistophélès (Part II, Scene 6) | piano | Joseph Schad |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | violin, cello and piano | Ludwig Sauer |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | piano and harmonium | Alexandre Guilmant |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | piano 4 hands | Marie-Louise de Miramont-Tréogate |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | piano | Alfred Jaëll |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | piano | Karl Klindworth |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | piano | Joseph Schad |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | piano | Carl Tausig |
| view | Marguerite. Le Roi de Thulé (Part III, Scene 11) | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Sérénade de Méphistophélès (Part III, Scene 12) | piano | William Mason |
| view | Sérénade de Méphistophélès (Part III, Scene 12) | piano | Joseph Schad |
| view | Invocation à la nature (Part IV, Scene 16) | piano 4 hands | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1845 | Part 1 · view Part 2 · view Part 3 · view Part 4 · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Part 1 · view Part 2 · view Part 3 · view Part 4 · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Part 1 · view Part 2 · view Part 3 · view Part 4 · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Richault | 1855 | Marche hongroise · view Ballet des sylphes · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1900 | Marche Hongroise · view Marche Hongroise · view Ballet des Sylphes · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Heugel | — | Marche hongroise, Ballet des sylphes, Menuet des follets · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Oboe 2/English Horn · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1 (or Piccolo), 2, 3 · view Oboe/English Horn 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 · view Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon 1/2, 3/4 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Trumpet 1, 2 · view Cornet 1, 2 · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani 1/2, Percussion · view Harp 1, 2 · view Violins I (with bowings) · view Violins II (with bowings) · view Violas (with bowings) · view Cellos (with bowings) · view Basses (with bowings) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Horn 1/2 · view Trumpet 1/2 · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise | parts | Richault | — | Flute 1/2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2, 3/4 · view Horn 1/2, 3/4 (A, D) · view Trumpet 1/2 (C) · view Piston 1/2 (A) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani · view Snare Drum/Triangle, Cymbals/Bass Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1900 | Piccolo · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/3, 2/4 · view Horn 1, 2 (A), 3, 4 (D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Cornet 1, 2 · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Percussion Bass Drum/Cymbals, Tambourine/Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes | parts | Richault | — | Flute 1/2/Piccolo · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Timpani · view Harp 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Costallat | — | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1880 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Casa Musicale Sonzogno | 1890 | Segment 1 (pp.1-90) · view Segment 2 (pp.91-192) · view Segment 3 (pp.193-272) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view Parts 1-2 · view Parts 3-4 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | 1903 | Incomplete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | 11. Marguerite. Le Roi de Thulé · view |
| view | Complete | — | De Agostini | 1989 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Boosey & Hawkes | 1935 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Richault | — | Menuet de follets (No.18) · view Sérénade de Méphistophéles (No.19) · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass |
Rozsnyai Károly | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Double Bass (ad lib.) · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Century Music Co. | — | Color Cover · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | Arrangement for organ |
Benjamin Righetti | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1903 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | Arrangement for organ |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chanson de Méphistophélès (Part II, Scene 6) | Arrangement for piano |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
C.F. Schmidt | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Richault | 1878 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for guitar |
Stefan Apke | 2013 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for guitar |
Stefan Apke | 2013 | Vals · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for piano |
Gebethner and Wolff | 1903 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | 1900 | “Tanz der Irrlichter”, Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for piano |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | — | Complete Score (S.475) · view Complete Score (S.475) · view Complete Score (S.475), A4 · view Complete Score (S.475), A3 · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | 1880 | Complete Score (S.475) · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for piano |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | “Gnomenchor und Sylphentanz”, Complete Score · view |
| view | Marguerite. Le Roi de Thulé (Part III, Scene 11) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete score · view |
| view | Sérénade de Méphistophélès (Part III, Scene 12) | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | 1881 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sérénade de Méphistophélès (Part III, Scene 12) | Arrangement for piano |
Richault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Invocation à la nature (Part IV, Scene 16) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | — | Complete Performance (with some cuts) · file | ||
| view | Selections | Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra) | Wilhelm Schüchter (conductor) | Marche hongroise, Danse des Sylphes, Menuet des Follets · file | |
| view | Selections | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | 3. Marche hongroise · file 12b. Menuet des follets · file |
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