The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music

Since its emergence in sixteenth-century Germany, the magician Faust's quest has become one of the most profound themes in Western history. Though variants are found across all media, few adaptations have met with greater acclaim than in music. Bringing together more than two dozen authors in a foundational volume, The Oxford Handbook of Faust in Music testifies to the spectacular impact the Faust theme has exerted over the centuries. The Handbook's three-part organization enables readers to follow the evolution of Faust in music across time and stylistic periods. Part I explores symphonic, choral, chamber, and solo Faust works by composers from Beethoven to Schnittke. Part II discusses the range of Faustian operas, and Part III examines Faust's presence in ballet and musical theater. Illustrating the interdisciplinary relationships between music and literature and the fascinating tapestry of intertextual relationships among the works of Faustian music themselves, the volume suggests that rather than merely retelling the story of Faust, these musical compositions contribute significant insights on the tale and its unrivalled cultural impact.

Lorna Fitzsimmons is Professor of Humanities at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She has taught an interdisciplinary Lives of Faust course for over a decade. She is also the editor of Lives of Faust: The Faust Theme in Literature and Music. A Reader; International Faust Studies: Adaptation, Reception, Translation; Goethe's Faust and Cultural Memory: Comparatist Interfaces; and Faust Adaptations from Marlowe to Aboudoma and Markland. She is currently writing two book monographs on the Faust theme. Charles McKnight is Associate Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He holds a PhD in Music from Cornell University, specializing in Russian music. A professional trombonist in New York City for eighteen years, he performed with ballet orchestras such as the American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and the Joffrey Ballet. As an academic he teaches music history, music theory, and Russian studies.

Introduction Charles Mcknight and Lorna Fitzsimmons Part I Symphonic, Choral, Chamber, and Solo Faust Works 1. Selected Settings from "Auerbachs Keller" Alberto Rizzuti 2. Musical Remembering in Schubert's Faust Settings Marjorie Hirsch 3. Berlioz, Faust, and the Gothic Julian Rushton 4.Schumann's Struggle with Goethe's Faust Laura Tunbridge 5. Ideas of Redemption and the Total Artwork in Wagner's Encounters with Faust Thomas S. Grey 6. Liszt's Faust Complexes Jonathan Kregor 7.Gounodian Fausts by Pablo de Sarasate, Joan Baptista Pujol, and Felip Pedrell I Sabaté Rolf Bäcker 8. Mahler's Eighth and the Faust Symphonic Tradition James L. Zychowicz 9.Hanns Eisler and Faust in the German Democratic Republic Joy H. Calico 10. The Paradoxical Faust Cantatas of Adrian Leverkühn and Alfred Schnittke Charles Mcknight Part II Faust In Opera 11. Louis Spohr's Tragic Faust Clive Mcclelland 12. The Genesis, Transformations, Sources, and Style Of Gounod's Faust Vincent Giroud 13. Mefistofele Triumphant--From the Ideal to the Real Michele Girardi 14. Extending the Reach of Ferruccio Busoni's Doktor Faust Marc-André Roberge 15. The Faustian and Mephistophelean Worlds in Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress Maureen A. Carr 16. Havergal Brian's Gothic Opera Faust Jürgen Schaarwächter 17. The Serial Concept in Pousseur's Votre Faust Andre Brégégère 18. History and Faust in Doctor Atomic Rebecca Cypress 19. Reflections of the Contemporary Schizophrenia in Josef Berg's Two Versions Of Johanes Doktor Faust Martin Flasar 20. Pascal Dusapin's New Lyrical Style in Faustus, the Last Night Jacques Amblard Part III Faust In Ballet And Musical Theater 21. Faust Goes Dancing Kristin Rygg 22. Heinrich Heine's Faust Ballet Scenario,1846-1948 David Conway 23. The American Musical and the Faustian Bargain Raymond Knapp 24. Faust Rocks the Stage (Not) Elizabeth L. Wollman 25. Helen Gifford's Marlovian Regarding Faustus Mark Carroll Index