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Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: III. Marche hongroise (Allegro marcato) by Georges Prêtre album cover

Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: III. Marche hongroise (Allegro marcato)

by Georges Prêtre

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About "Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Pt. 1: III. Marche hongroise (Allegro marcato)" by Georges Prêtre

The Marche hongroise struts with a swagger that's half triumph, half threat—brass fanfares cutting through a haze of menace. Prêtre drives the allegro with relentless momentum, the pomp barely masking a underlying brutality. Berlioz's procession feels like a celebration on the edge of an abyss.