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- Narrated by: Auriol Smith, Gunnar Cauthery, Stephen Critchlow, Hugh Dickson, Anne-Marie Piazza, Sean Barrett
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Faust is one of the pillars of Western literature. This classic drama presents the story of the scholar Faust, tempted into a contract with the Devil in return for a life of sensuality and power. Enjoyment rules, until Faust’s emotions are stirred by a meeting with Gretchen, and the tragic outcome brings Part 1 to an end. Part 2, written much later in Goethe’s life, places his eponymous hero in a variety of unexpected circumstances, causing him to reflect on humanity and its attitudes to life and death.
What the critics say
Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
"If it’s been a while since you tackled Goethe’s Faust - like, forever - don’t wait a moment longer. John R. Williams’s sparkling English translation is delightful, full of wit and delicious rhymes, and would be reason enough to fling yourself at it, but this full-cast production more than doubles the pleasure.... The performances are marvelous, and the sound effects clever and often gorgeous (the choir!).... What a great theatrical experience." (AudioFile)
“Listen straight through and you get a vivid experience of the Faust drama in ways you would not get in any other form. The English translation is mellifluous and not stilted, and the recitation is terrific. Anyone who has appreciated the various settings of Faust by Gounod, Berlioz, Schumann, etc., will revel in the full drama enacted in the spirit Goethe intended.... Highly recommended.” (Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Kyle
- 2011-12-04
Mixed Feelings
Unless you're familiar with Faust, before listening to this, I would 1) go to the Naxos Audiobooks website and read about this particular production of Faust.
Part 1 has a clear narrative and the performance sparkles.
Part 2, through no fault of the performers, is difficult to follow if you don't already know the story. I kept thinking I had missed something and kept rewinding. Eventually, I read the study guide posted above so I would have a clue what is going on with the story. The narrative of Part 2 is simply nowhere near as compelling as Part 1.
The performers do a wonderful job. It is simply difficult for someone unfamiliar with Part 2 of Faust to follow along without some outside help.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sher from Provo
- 2013-07-16
A Great Classic
I'm giving it five stars with reservations, those being that I do not totally understand it yet. I am working on it though. It is a great morality play and a bit of a cautionary tail, and I like that a lot. But there is also a ton of symbolism in it, which I also like, but which I do not fully understand. With the aid of critical analyses, I am learning, though, and will probably reread and re-listen to the story when I get most of that into my head.
The story of Faust is one of a tired and disillusioned old man who, in his deepest darkest thoughts, feels like his life has been such a failure that, when he gets the chance, he sells his soul to the devil in exchange for youth, success, fortune and romance. There is always a dear price tag attached, however, as Faust learns to his horrific consternation.
Sad that we English speakers have to read a translation, but even with that, it is obviously expertly written. I guess foreign speakers feel the same way about Shakespeare, and I hope for their sakes that they have quality translations. Being unable to be anything but ignorant on the subject, I feel that this translation is superior. The beauty of the poetry is breathtaking, and can't help but be favorably compared to Shakespeare. The subject matter is earthy and less than beautiful, yet so relevant, mainly because it is human beings that read this story, and we human types are less than perfect, and often less than beautiful. Our base desires are often selfish, try as we might to rationalize them with "good" motives.
All in all, this is a story I am not finished with yet, and it will probably never be finished with me. At least, not on this earth.
The narrators in this drama are top notch. It was a joy to listen to from that angle.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- cheresse
- 2012-09-29
Goethe's play wasn't usually performed in full...
...and now I understand why. The classic tale about a man's deal with the Devil for untold earthly pleasures had a sorrowful and encompassing first half that seems to tell a complete part of the story, which I really enjoyed.
The second half of the play was not really related to the first. It was divided into little story-acts that didn't always relate to each other and often left me confused. While it was easy to follow the first half and infer what would be happening on stage, it was a lot more difficult to do so with the second. Apparently, Goethe wrote the first part long before the second, and the second was published posthumously. It focuses on different themes and has less of a linear narrative, all of which served only to confuse me as I listened. It doesn't help that many of Faust's trials in the second part involve mythical places and allusions that aren't easily described through dialogue alone. The play does its best with sound effects that make the listening experience more enjoyable, and the actors were brilliant. But I think I would have enjoyed it more if it were only the first part.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Jeff Lacy
- 2017-06-21
Incredible performance that achieves a great appreciation
This is what Audible can do to enrich one's appreciation of a great work of literature. Even though this is abridged, it is a collaborated, enacted Audible performance by BBC actors who put mere narrators of this work to shame. It is a delight to hear this work performed in this quality. This was my first exposure to Faust, but used my usual strategy of listening while reading simultaneously. It was tricky since the performance was abridged, but I was able to keep up. Now I can return and read the entire work whole with a better sense of how to approach the reading of this wonderful work.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Bryan
- 2012-08-21
Prepare to be enthralled
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely.
A lot of my friends are into classic literature and—while this is technically a play—listening to it on audio makes it accessible to experience anytime.
The story is amazing. If you haven't read it and you like stories like Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy, and Homer's epics, then this is for you.
The performance is absolutely stellar. The performers do a fantastic job of bringing it to life.
What did you like best about this story?
It's thought provoking, inspiring, insightful, and beautiful.
What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Life.
They really pulled the beauty out of this story.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Mmm, no. It was much more one of those stories that maintains a consistent amount of inspiration inside throughout.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Jeff
- 2012-01-19
Excellent performance of classic work!
What did you love best about Faust?
The wonderful reading, next would be the great sound effects that didn't sound corny at all.
Would you be willing to try another book from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe? Why or why not?
I don't know quite what to think of Faust. Part 1 was excellent and very thought provoking, but part two is confusing and almost makes the reader think he has switched to a book by a different author, or at least skipped the middle book in a trilogy.
Which scene was your favorite?
The satanic poodle.... :)
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Gretchen Underwood
- 2012-08-11
I wish I would have read it instead.
Any additional comments?
I really wanted to enjoy this performance, and my rating has nothing to do with the narrator's skill. I really believe that there are some books that are best read "the old fashioned way," and this is one of them.
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- Laurel
- 2012-01-09
Not unabridged, but excellent
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is a good abridgment of Faust and is very well presented.
What did you like best about this story?
It gives the story in a nutshell.
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- Jeff T. Miller
- 2018-11-13
what a matchless performance.
I had purchased this book with the hope of getting a recording of a famous piece of literature. I was greeted with better than that. this is fabulous Radio Theater. it contains music, sound effects, multiple voices, choirs. do yourself a favor and purchase this recording. You won't be sorry.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Clayton Bosler
- 2012-09-03
Beautiful performance!
What made the experience of listening to Faust the most enjoyable?
The beautiful performance!
Any additional comments?
This is the way to really enjoy Faust! Beautifully performed, with a full tapestry of voices and sounds. Well done!
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