℗ 2018 PENTATONE
Released | August 3, 2018 |
Duration | 57m 01s |
Record Label | PENTATONE |
Genre | Classical (Opera) |
Mephistopheles & Other Bad Guys
Kevin Short, Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
Faust, CG 4 (Excerpts)
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1.1
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Le veau d'or est toujours debout
Charles Gounod; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
2:17 | |||
1.2
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Vous qui faites l'endormie
Charles Gounod; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:10 | |||
Mefistofele (Excerpts)
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1.3
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Son lo Spirito che nega
Arrigo Boito; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:53 | |||
1.4
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Ecco il mondo
Arrigo Boito; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
2:43 | |||
6 Songs, Op. 75
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1.5
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No. 3, Aus Goethes Faust (Arr. D. Shostakovich for Voice & Orchestra)
Dmitri Shostakovich; Ludwig van Beethoven; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
2:13 | |||
Fidelio, Op. 72
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1.6
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Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!
Ludwig van Beethoven; Kevin Short; Opéra de Marseille Chorus; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:27 | |||
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384 (Excerpts)
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1.7
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Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
2:19 | |||
1.8
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O, wie will ich triumphieren
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:44 | |||
Der Freischütz, J. 277
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1.9
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Schweig! Damit dich niemand warnt
Carl Maria von Weber; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:17 | |||
Les contes d'Hoffmann (Excerpts)
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1.10
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Prologue. Dans les rôles d'amoureux langoureux
Jacques Offenbach; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
2:41 | |||
1.11
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Scintille, diamant
Jacques Offenbach; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
2:40 | |||
I Lombardi alla prima crociata
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1.12
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Sciagurata!
Giuseppe Verdi; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
5:02 | |||
La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111 (Excerpts)
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1.13
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Voici des roses
Hector Berlioz; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
2:37 | |||
1.14
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Devant la maison "Serenade of Mephistopheles"
Hector Berlioz; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
2:21 | |||
1.15
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Mephistopheles to Faust (Version for Voice & Orchestra)
Gordon Getty; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:00 | |||
1.16
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Mephistopheles's Song in Auerbach's Cellar "Song of the Flea" (Arr. I. Stravinsky for Voice & Orchestra)
Modest Mussorgsky; Igor Stravinsky; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:09 | |||
The Rake's Progress
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1.17
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I Burn, I Burn! I Freeze!
Igor Stravinsky; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
1:49 | |||
Robert le diable
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1.18
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Voici donc les débris du monastère antique
Giacomo Meyerbeer; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:08 | |||
Das Rheingold, WWV 86A
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1.19
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Bin ich nun frei "Alberich's Curse"
Richard Wagner; Kevin Short; Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra; Lawrence Foster |
3:31 | |||
Digital Booklet
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In opera, specific voice types are often associated with certain types of characters. Numerous and diverse associations exist also for the bass voice, who can be a father, a villain, an elderly man, a religious figure, a comic character—or, indeed, a combination of the above. One recurring association for this voice type, however, deserves particular attention: that with evil, wicked, even diabolical characters. It is on that immensely fascinating association that this collection of arias is focused. The nineteen selections – composed by Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Wagner, Meyerbeer, Berlioz, Gounod, Offenbach, Verdi, Boito, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky and Getty – take us on a journey through a period spanning some two hundred years, exploring how composers working in diverse national and institutional contexts and writing in an array of styles and genres exploited the bass voice to engage with the depiction of such characters.
This colourful repertoire is sung by the esteemed American bass-baritone Kevin Short, whose powerful voice is as sensuous as it is sinister. Short is accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, led by its Music Director Lawrence Foster. Earlier this year, this orchestra and conductor were hailed for their PENTATONE releases of Martinů Double Concertos and A Certain Slant of Light.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PENTATONE Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.06 -6.44 to -0.13 | -22.98 -26.18 to -18.10 | -18.74 -22.20 to -14.20 | 13 11 to 15 | |
1 | Le veau d'or est toujours debout | -0.19 | -20.21 | -16.7 | 13 |
2 | Vous qui faites l'endormie | -4.32 | -24.93 | -20.6 | 14 |
3 | Son lo Spirito che nega | -0.13 | -20.93 | -16.7 | 13 |
4 | Ecco il mondo | -0.70 | -21.47 | -17.2 | 13 |
5 | No. 3, Aus Goethes Faust (Arr. D. Shostakovich for Voice & Orchestra) | -4.92 | -26.14 | -22.1 | 13 |
6 | Ha! Welch ein Augenblick! | -0.14 | -20.55 | -16.9 | 13 |
7 | Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden | -2.30 | -24.12 | -19.6 | 12 |
8 | O, wie will ich triumphieren | -4.85 | -25.56 | -21.7 | 14 |
9 | Schweig! Damit dich niemand warnt | -0.24 | -21.41 | -17.8 | 13 |
10 | Prologue. Dans les rôles d'amoureux langoureux | -2.26 | -24.83 | -20.7 | 15 |
11 | Scintille, diamant | -6.44 | -25.82 | -22.2 | 11 |
12 | Sciagurata! | -0.13 | -21.49 | -18.0 | 14 |
13 | Voici des roses | -5.95 | -26.18 | -21.6 | 11 |
14 | Devant la maison "Serenade of Mephistopheles" | -2.58 | -24.18 | -20.1 | 14 |
15 | Mephistopheles to Faust (Version for Voice & Orchestra) | -0.42 | -21.71 | -15.6 | 12 |
16 | Mephistopheles's Song in Auerbach's Cellar "Song of the Flea" (Arr. I. Stravinsky for Voice & Orchestra) | -1.03 | -23.39 | -18.5 | 14 |
17 | I Burn, I Burn! I Freeze! | -0.17 | -18.10 | -14.2 | 11 |
18 | Voici donc les débris du monastère antique | -2.25 | -24.40 | -19.3 | 13 |
19 | Bin ich nun frei "Alberich's Curse" | -0.13 | -21.19 | -16.5 | 12 |