Goethe: Urfaust: In German

This German language recording captures the rare first draft of Goethe’s play Faust, found fifty years after the publication of the second part of the play. Compared to the published version, Urfaust is representative of the Sturm und Drang (“Storm and Stress”) period, which focused more on an exploration of the human soul than on seeking reason or intellect. Thus this draft exhibits elements of Romanticism, which were eliminated from the final version. The liner notes include the full text in German and several illustrations.

Track Listing

101	Opening Scene - Night Peter Weck, Boy Gobert	12:41
102	Mephistophales with Student Auerbach's Cellar in Leipsig Peter Weck, Boy Gobert	08:30
201	Opening Scene Boy Gobert, Walter Reyer	09:36
202	Street Scene Boy Gobert, Walter Reyer, Margarete	02:53
203	Evening Boy Gobert, Walter Reyer, Margarete	06:24
204	Promenade Boy Gobert	02:42
301	Neighbor's House Boy Gobert, Susi Nicoletti, Sonja Sutter, Margarete	07:50
302	Garden Boy Gobert, Susi Nicoletti, Walter Reyer, Margarete	07:48
303	Garden Arbor Sonja Sutter, Susi Nicoletti, Margarete	01:57
304	Martha's Garden Sonja Sutter, Walter Reyer, Boy Gobert, Margarete	05:57
401	At the Fountain Sonja Sutter	02:15
402	Zwinger Sonja Sutter	01:51
403	Cathedral Sonja Sutter	03:25
404	Night Walter Reyer, Boy Gobert	05:08
405	Dungeon Walter Reyer, Margarete	06:54