Based on famous Japanese poetry, these songs have a haunting and mysterious beauty that have continued to entice generations. Here Kent Nagano and Diana Damrau present a part of Japanese history that few have never heard.
"Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra mark 150 years since the death of Hector Berlioz with this recording of his tempestuous oratorio La damnation de Faust -- a work born of the composer's obsession with Goethe's legendary tale."--Amazon.com.