Faust Symphony
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Faust Symphony is a large-scale programmatic symphony by Franz Liszt inspired by Goethe’s "Faust," portraying the characters Faust, Gretchen, and Mephistopheles in three contrasting movements.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Faust Symphony canonical | 2 |
| Chorus mysticus from Goethe’s Faust | 1 |
| Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8520573 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Faust Symphony Context triple: [Franz Liszt, notableWork, Faust Symphony]
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Berlioz La damnation de Faust
Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
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B.
Rhenish Symphony
The Rhenish Symphony is Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, a Romantic-era orchestral work inspired by the landscapes and culture of the Rhine region.
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C.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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D.
Austrian Requiem
Austrian Requiem is a memoir by former Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg reflecting on the events leading up to Austria’s annexation by Nazi Germany and his own political downfall.
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E.
Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise), often classified as his Symphony No. 2, is a large-scale choral-symphonic work that combines orchestral movements with vocal solos and chorus to set biblical texts in a celebratory, sacred context.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Faust Symphony Target entity description: Faust Symphony is a large-scale programmatic symphony by Franz Liszt inspired by Goethe’s "Faust," portraying the characters Faust, Gretchen, and Mephistopheles in three contrasting movements.
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A.
Berlioz La damnation de Faust
Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
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B.
Rhenish Symphony
The Rhenish Symphony is Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, a Romantic-era orchestral work inspired by the landscapes and culture of the Rhine region.
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C.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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D.
Austrian Requiem
Austrian Requiem is a memoir by former Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg reflecting on the events leading up to Austria’s annexation by Nazi Germany and his own political downfall.
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E.
Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise), often classified as his Symphony No. 2, is a large-scale choral-symphonic work that combines orchestral movements with vocal solos and chorus to set biblical texts in a celebratory, sacred context.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faust Symphony Description of subject: Faust Symphony is a large-scale programmatic symphony by Franz Liszt inspired by Goethe’s "Faust," portraying the characters Faust, Gretchen, and Mephistopheles in three contrasting movements.
Referenced by (4)
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