Doktor Faust - Recordings

Recordings

Audio recordings

• 1959: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Faust), Richard Lewis (Mephistopheles), Heather Harper (Duchess of Parma), John Cameron (Duke of Parma), Ian Wallace (Wagner); London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Academy of Music Chorus; Sir Adrian Boult, conductor (Jarnach version with about 20 minutes of music omitted; complete radio broadcast, 205 minutes : Immortal Performances IPCD 1017-3; abridged recording of the radio broadcast, 74 minutes: LPO 0056).
• 1970: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Faust), William Cochran (Mephistopheles), Hildegard Hillebrecht (Duchess of Parma), Anton de Ridder (Duke of Parma), Karl Christian Kohn (Wagner); Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Ferdinand Leitner, conductor (Deutsche Grammophon; Jarnach version, taken from live performances, with cuts to the score; see additional details here).
• 1998: Dietrich Henschel (Faust), Kim Begley (Mephistopheles), Torsten Kerl (Duke of Parma)), Eva Jenisova (Duchess of Parma), Markus Hollop (Wagner/The Master of Ceremonies), Detlef Roth (The girl's brother), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (speaker); Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon; Kent Nagano, conductor (Erato; Beaumont edition, with choice of Jarnach or Beaumont final scene via CD player programming; see additional details here).

Video recording

• 2006: Thomas Hampson (Faust), Gregory Kunde (Mephistopheles), Sandra Tratmigg (Duchess of Parma); Zurich Opera House Chorus and Orchestra; Philippe Jordan, conductor (Arthaus Musik DVD and Blu-ray Disc; Jarnach version, taken from live performances, with cuts to the score; see additional details here).