Sir Thomas Beecham, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gounod - Faust

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Review by Juan Diaz

Faust by Sir Thomas Beecham & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – A Timeless Classical Gem If you’re into classical music, even just a little bit, this album is one of those hidden treasures that’ll sneak up on your soul when you least expect it. Released under His Master’s Voice, Faust brings together the genius of Charles Gounod and Sir Thomas Beecham with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a way that feels both epic and intimate. It’s not perfect—nothing ever is—but man, does it leave an impression. Let me start with "Déposons des armes" (Act 4). This track? Wow. Just wow. You’ve got Roger Rico’s bass vocals booming like thunderclouds rolling in, but there’s something so human about it. Like, you can almost feel the weight of war lifting off these characters’ shoulders as they sing. I swear, every time I listen to it, I get goosebumps. Maybe it’s because life feels heavy sometimes too, ya know? And then Huguette Saint-Romas comes in with her mezzo-soprano—soft yet strong—and suddenly, it’s like hope walks into the room. That contrast between Rico’s depth and Saint-Romas’ lightness hits different. Honestly, if this doesn’t stir something inside you, check your pulse. Then there’s "Ne permettrez-vous pas…". Oh boy, this one’s a heartbreaker. Geori Boué’s soprano voice here is… fragile, almost. She sounds like she’s pleading directly to your soul, asking for mercy or understanding or maybe just a damn break from all the chaos. Her tone is pure emotion wrapped in silk, and Georges Noré’s tenor joins in like a comforting hand on her shoulder. Together, they create this bittersweet tension that sticks with you long after the final note fades. It’s the kind of song that makes you stare out the window for no reason, lost in thought. Sir Thomas Beecham conducts the whole thing with such finesse—it’s clear he knows exactly how to let the orchestra breathe while keeping everything tight. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra delivers rich, lush sounds that make you wanna close your eyes and drift away. But what really stands out is how everyone involved seems fully committed to telling Gounod’s story through their instruments and voices. There’s passion dripping from every second of this recording. Here’s the thing: listening to Faust isn’t just about enjoying beautiful music; it’s about connecting with raw human experiences—hope, despair, love, longing—all wrapped up in fancy French lyrics and sweeping orchestration. Sure, some parts might feel a tad old-school if you’re used to modern productions, but isn’t that part of its charm? And here’s the kicker—I didn’t think I’d care this much about opera until now. Turns out, you don’t need flashy visuals or trendy beats to move someone. Sometimes, all it takes is a bunch of talented people pouring their hearts into something timeless. So yeah, give this album a spin. Who knows? You might end up staring at your ceiling at 2 AM wondering why you’re crying over a centuries-old tale about Faust.

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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Ne Permettrez-Vous Pas
Depesons Des Armies (Act 4)

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Catalog Numbers

D.B.6965

Labels

His Master's Voice

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Formats

  • Shellac
  • 12"
  • 78 RPM
  • EP
  • Mono

Credits

RoleCredit
Bass VocalsRoger Rico
ConductorSir Thomas Beecham
Mezzo-soprano VocalsHuguette Saint-Romas
Soprano VocalsGeori Boué
Tenor VocalsGeorges Noré

Notes

French

About Sir Thomas Beecham, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gounod

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For chorus credit use . The R.P.O. was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1946 and is based in London at Cadogan Hall with seasons at Royal Albert Hall. RPO tours regionally and has played in 30 countries. Notable conductors have included Antal Doráti and André Previn; Maestro Daniele Gatti has been Music Director since 1996. The orchestra reaches out through its Community and Education programme and records for major commercial record companies, as well as its own label. A sister artist is The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, formed in 1987 for light classical and pops, as well as traditional classical music.

Name Vars

  • (Orchestra)
  • 8 Cellos From Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Brass Ensemble Of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Das KGL. Philharmonische Orchester London
  • Das Kgl. Philharmonische Orchester London
  • Das Königl. Philharmonische Orchester, London
  • Das Königlich Philharmonische Orchester London
  • Das Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Das Royal Philharmonic Orchstra
  • Filarmónica Real
  • Filh. Orkestar
  • Het Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Kgl. Philharmonisches Orchester London
  • Kraliyet Filarmoni Orkestrası
  • Kraljevska Filharmonija
  • Kraljevski Filharmonijski Orkestar
  • Kraljevski Filharmonijski Orkestar, London
  • Kraljevski filharmonijski orkestar
  • Královský Filharmonický Orchestr
  • Kungl. Filharmoniska Orkestern, London
  • Kuninkaallinen Filharmoninen Orkesteri
  • Kuninkaallista Filharmonista Orkesteria
  • Königlich Philharmonisches Orchester London
  • Königlich-Philharmonisches Orchester
  • Königlich-Philharmonisches Orchester London
  • Königlich-Pilharmonisches Orchester London
  • Königliches Philharmonisches Orchester, London
  • L'orchestre Royal Philharmonique
  • La Orquesta Filarmonica Real
  • La Orquesta Filarmónica Real
  • La Orquesta Royal Philharmonic
  • La Real Orquesta FilarmonICA
  • La Real Orquesta Filarmónica
  • La Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • La Royal Philharmonic Orchestra de Londres
  • Le Royal Philarmonic Orchestra
  • Le Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Lond. Philharmonisches Orchester
  • London Philharmonic
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • London Royal Orchestra
  • London Royal Philharmonic
  • London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • London's Royal Philharmonic
  • Londoner Königliche Philharmonie
  • Members Of The Royal Philharmonic (London)
  • Members Of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • New York Philharmonic
  • Orchestra
  • Orchestra Reale Filarmonica Di Londra
  • Orchestra Royal Philharmonic
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Aliases

  • Philharmonic Symphony Of London

Members

  • Louis Clark
  • Jack Brymer
  • Padraic Savage
  • Jill Crowther
  • Helen Tunstall
  • Martin Owen
  • Richard Addison
  • Dave Lee
  • Nigel Black
  • Paul Gardham
  • Chris Cowie
  • Hugh Seenan
  • Roger Argente
  • Jonathan Carney
  • Mark Nightingale
  • Hugh Webb
  • Jim Buck Jr
  • Alan Civil
  • John Wilbraham
  • James Galway
  • Peter Oxer
  • John Graham
  • Frank Lloyd
  • David Strange
  • Nick Barr
  • Laura Melhuish
  • Vicci Wardman
  • Jim Rattigan
  • Jeff Wakefield
  • Charles Nolan
  • Kevin Duffy
  • James Watson
  • John Anderson
  • Simon Chamberlain
  • Kerenza Peacock
  • Clive Dobbins
  • Colin Huber
  • Corin Long
  • Jonathan Snowden
  • Crispian Steele-Perkins
  • Paul Bateman
  • John Heley
  • Cecil James
  • Brendan O'Brien
  • Mia Cooper
  • Michael Thompson
  • Michael Chapman
  • Jeff Bryant
  • Helen Keen
  • Owen Slade
  • Richard Skinner
  • Sian McInally
  • Duncan Riddell
  • Richard Harwood
  • Jonathan Hill
  • Clio Gould
  • Helena Binney
  • Rachel Roberts
  • Richard Taylor
  • Neville Taweel
  • Philip Jones
  • Michael Baker
  • Michael Davis
  • Ray Simmons
  • Leslie Pearson
  • Barry Griffiths
  • Roberto Sorrentino
  • Tamsy Kaner
  • Andrew Fuller
  • Michelle Bruil
  • Robert Turner
  • Nicole Wilson
  • Elisabeth Varlow
  • William Bennett
  • Nicholas Ward
  • Roger Birnstingl
  • Raymond Cohen
  • Byron Fulcher
  • Peter Manning
  • Sir Thomas Beecham
  • Daniel Jemison
  • Katherine Hago
  • Jennifer Christie
  • Erich Gruenberg
  • John Wallace
  • John Ronayne
  • Dominic Morgan
  • Norman Del Mar
  • Dennis Clift
  • Harold Lester
  • Alan J. Peters
  • Patrick Harrild
  • Gerald Ruddock
  • David Archer
  • Kathryn Saunders
  • Ashley Arbuckle
  • Stephen Stewart
  • Nelson Cooke
  • Laurence Davies
  • Stephen Kear
  • Gil White
  • Anthony Protheroe
  • Laurence Cromwell
  • Ken Lawrence
  • Andrew Sippings
  • Alain Petitclerc
  • Jack McCormack
  • Gareth Wood
  • Charles Beldom
  • Julian Cummings
  • Robin Del Mar
  • Nick Reader
  • Pru Whittaker
  • Albert Dennis
  • William Heggart
  • Geoffrey Palmer
  • David Chatterton
  • David Burrowes
  • James Warburton
  • Mary Samuel
  • Harry Jones
  • John Holt
  • Nigel Pinkett
  • Raymond Ovens
  • Peter Nutting
  • Guy Bebb
  • Kate Smith
  • Timothy Welch
  • David Herd
  • Don Thompson
  • Russell Gilbert
  • Nina Whitehurst
  • John Sibley
  • Julian Coward
  • Aline Brewer
  • Stewart McIlwham
  • Michael Dolan
  • Alan Hammond
  • Steve Merson
  • David Stowe
  • Martin Chivers
  • Andrew Klee
  • Peter Vel
  • Peter Hetherington
  • Roy Benson
  • David Richard Hirschman
  • Eldon Fox
  • Stephen Williams
  • Brian Thomas
  • Richard West
  • Graeme McKean
  • Derek James
  • Andrew Williams
  • Mats Lidström
  • John Bimson
  • Raphael Wallfisch
  • Denis Vaughan
  • Clive Howard
  • Daniele Gatti
  • Barry Davis
  • Peter Sermon
  • Robert Winn
  • Christopher Lydon
  • Richard Layton
  • Gerald Kirby
  • David Newland
  • Marilyn Germains
  • Peter Chrippes
  • Martin Owens
  • Francois Rive
  • David Towse
  • Norman Taylor
  • Geoffrey Browne
  • Stephen Quigley
  • Cyril Newton
  • Paul Ringham
  • Leila Ward
  • Terry Johns
  • Keith Millar
  • Stanley Woods
  • David Willis
  • Judith Tempplemann
  • Geoffrey Gilbert
  • James Bradshaw
  • Dominic Weir
  • Michael Angress
  • Graham Lee
  • Nick Rodwell
  • Keith Marjoram
  • Jaime Martín
  • Dennis Brain
  • Katherine Jenkinson
  • Vernon Dean
  • Jean-Baptiste Toselli
  • Reginald Kell
  • Joseph Atkins
  • Laurence Rogers
  • Christopher McShane
  • Gwydion Brooke
  • Robert McIntosh
  • Heather Birks
  • Caroline O'Neill
  • Janet Crouch
  • Helen Simons
  • Ben Cunningham
  • Peter Hamilton
  • Matthew Lee
  • Clive Brown
  • Chris West
  • John Fisher
  • Chantal Webster
  • Kay Chappell
  • Clara Biss
  • Elizabeth Randall
  • Keith Pearson
  • Sylvia Mann
  • Alan Baker
  • Tim Barry
  • Andrew Mitchell
  • John McCutcheon
  • Lee Stephenson
  • Susan Smith
  • Phil Brown
  • Mark Denman
  • Peter Dale
  • Leonard Dommett
  • Andrew Storey
  • Gerald Gregory
  • Karen Stephenson
  • Christopher Irby
  • Triona Milne
  • Cormac Ó hAdodáin
  • Kevin Morgan
  • Frederick Riddle
  • Sali-Wyn Ryan
  • Michael Whight
  • Peter Graham
  • Katherine Lacy
  • Norman Nelson
  • Claude Hobday
  • Jackie Kendle
  • Chian Lim
  • Suzy Willison-Kawalec
  • Phil Woods
  • Emer McDonough
  • Audrey Douglas
  • Fred Harmer
  • Charles Woodhouse
  • Jian Liu
  • Emma Heathcote
  • Sophie Mather
  • David Whiston
  • Thomas Watmough
  • Niall Keatley
  • Celeste Rush
  • Sulki Yu
  • Albert Cayzer
  • Matthew Gee
  • Esther Harling
  • Charlotte Ansbergs
  • Stephen Payne
  • Jonathan Ayling
  • Rosie Wainwright
  • Rachel van der Tang
  • Jonathan Hallett
  • Fraser Gordon
  • Tamás András
  • Katy Ayling
  • Erik Chapman
  • Imogen East
  • Ellen Blythe
  • Mat Heighway
  • Jason Evans
  • Richard Waters
  • Naoko Keatley
  • Clare Duckworth
  • James Casey
  • Alfred Hobday
  • Elaine Ackers
  • Huw Clement Evans
  • Philip White
  • Timothy Ridout
  • Andrew Fletcher
  • Robert Heard
  • Shana Douglas
  • Samantha Norman
  • Jennifer Dear
  • Maria Oldak
  • James Fountain
  • Anna Stuart
  • Matthew Knight
  • Aubrey Thonger
  • Charles Gregory
  • Robert Leighton
  • Roger Clark
  • James W. Brown
  • Ayse Osman
  • Finlay Bain
  • Kenneth Essex
  • Ian Davidson
  • Paul Lestre
  • Maria Ołdak
  • Maria Mealey
  • Rebecca Gibson Swift
  • Clare-Louise Appleby
  • John Woolf
  • Graeme Adams
  • Kevin Waterman
  • Laurence Holt
  • Michael Wright
  • David Broughton
  • Neil Watson
  • Peter Hodges
  • Carlsten Williams
  • Jonathan Rooke
  • Christopher Cole
  • Georgina Payne

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: The album *Faust* by Sir Thomas Beecham and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra isn’t just another classical record. It brings together an incredible team of vocalists, like Geori Boué, whose soprano voice soars, and Roger Rico, whose bass tones ground the music. One standout track, "Dépêchons Des Armées (Act 4)," captures the drama of Gounod’s opera perfectly. Fun fact—this recording was released under His Master’s Voice, a label known for its iconic logo of a dog listening to a phonograph. It’s like capturing a moment in time when classical music ruled the airwaves.