Lesung: Textwanderung J.W. von Goethe
Zwischen den Texten: Tsovinar Suflyan und Federico Pulina spielen Werke von Bach.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
From The Brandenburg Concertos, No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
Introduction to Opera. The music is suitable for the initial introduction of the characters. The cadence suspended at the fifth degree contributes to this.
From The Brandenburg Concertos, No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046
III. Allegro
A brief interlude that marks the actual beginning of the opera. The encounter between Faust and Mephistopheles.
From The Brandenburg Concertos, No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Gretchen’s fear of sin.
From The Brandenburg Concertos, No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
III. Presto
The Redemption of Gretchen.
From the Brandenburg Concertos, No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
III. Allegro
The Redemption of Faust
