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La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 / Part 2 : Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 / Part 2: Chanson d'étudiants:"Jam nox stellata velamina pandit"
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About "La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 / Part 2 : Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24 / Part 2: Chanson d'étudiants:"Jam nox stellata velamina pandit"" by Daniel Barenboim
Students' song unfurls with boisterous camaraderie, Berlioz's Latin text cloaked in tavern warmth. Barenboim shapes the chorus with hearty vigor, but the music's jovial surface barely conceals a darker undercurrent. This is fellowship as distraction, a collective raising of voices against the night, knowing the night will answer.