Yoel Arbeitman, on La Damnation de Faust:
>Markevitch's 1958 DG recording with the Faust of Richard Verreau
>and other fine singers is also highly worthwhile. I believe this is
>now released on a two-fer with Symphonie fantastique.
Although abridged, this version has a great deal to recommend it, not
least some fabulous work from the chorus and, of course, Markevitch's
taut and exciting conducting. I replaced my LPs about ten years ago
with a French super-budget twofer which opened up the bass in particular:
its reappearance on DG Originals will no doubt be better still. The
coupling is Harold in Italy, which I've not heard.
Richard Pennycuick