A review of the 3 CD Opera Release of "Faust"

-Overview- A review of Faust ( Opera ). Reviews each CD of the release briefly. circa 2001 -Class- Music Appreciation ( FRESHMAN ) ---------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ "Faust" An Opera Review ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------------------- Disc 1 - Faust begins with a long drawn out note and then cuts off with a moment of silence. The works present a mood of unrest and uncertainty. The chorus on track 3 of the first disk provides a happy mood that contrasts the start of the opera. Disc one contains many …

…nd the end of the opera sets a heavenly type mood. The last track is a fast paced and uplifting track giving a motif of good vs. evil. Two themes contrast at the end of the opera, which goes out in a much more evil essence. The ending is debating the obsession with trying to be saved (Christian ideology). The theme of this play revolving around Christianity was odd, considering Goethe was not a Christian. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~