September, 1970, p. 463. (Retrieved 27 April 2009.) Includes a fairly detailed description and analysis of the opera. Reviewed by Michael Oliver in Gramophone, August, 1989, p. 362 (Retrieved 27 April 2009.) Reservations about cuts: "12 passages are excised, 700 bars in all, including most of the church scene and its organ prelude, three fine orchestral passages (including the very beautiful transformation music before the vision of Helen of Troy) and the first three sections of the students' serenade." ^ Doktor Faust (1924) BV 303 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Doktor Faust); William Cochran (Mephistopheles); Anton de Ridder (Duke of Parma); Hildegard Hillebrecht (Duchess of Parma); Karl-Christian Kohn (Wagner, Master of Ceremonies); Franz Grundheber (Soldier, Natural Philosopher); Manfred Schmidt (Lieutenant); Marius Rintzler (Jurist); Hans Sotin (Theologian) Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra; Ferdinand Leitner, conductor Busoni: Doktor Faust. Philippe Jordan. Arthaus Musik 101 283 (DVD) (Arthaus Musik prod. page. Retrieved 27 April 2009.]) Arthaus Musik 101 284 (Blu-ray Disc) (Arthaus Musik prod. page. Retrieved 27 April 2009.]) Recorded live Zurich Opera House, 2006. Reviewed by Guy Rickards in Gramophone, March, 2008, p. 90 (Retrieved 27 April 2009.) Rickards finds that Hampson gets off to a poor start, "but audibly grows into the role" and Gregory Kunde steals the show as Mephistopheles. He strongly criticizes the use of Jarnach's (as opposed to Beaumont's) completion of the final scene as a misrepresentation of Busoni's intentions, and says it "stylistically jars the moment it starts." He also objects to the omission of the Students' serenade to Wagner at the beginning of the final scene. "Wagner's replacement of Faust as Rector is included in the sung text and meaningless without its representation onstage. Musically, the cut section provides vital contrast between the defiance of the second scene's close and the denouement." ^ Doktor Faust (1924) BV 303 Thomas Hampson (Doktor Faust); Gunther Groissböck (Wagner, Master of Ceremonies); Gregory Kunde (Mephistopheles); Reinaldo Macias (Duke of Parma, Soldier); Sandra Tratmigg (Duchess of Parma); Martin Zysset (Lieutenant); Andreas Winkler (1st Student from Cracow) Thilo Dahlmann (2nd Student from Cracow); Matthew Leigh (3rd Student from Cracow); Giuseppe Scorsin (Gravis); Tomasz Slawinski (Levis); Gabriel Bermúdez (Asmodus); Randall Ball (Belzebuth); Miroslav Christoff (Megaros) Zurich Opera House Chorus and Orchestra; Philippe Jordan, conductor Notes References The Gramophone Archive, an online searchable database containing every issue of the English magazine Gramophone from April 1923 to the latest issue. Retrieved 6 February 2009. Jolly, James, ed.