Returned to his study, it is the very cusp of day that all of this began, the risen day after New Year’s eve, and Faustus sees the dawn’s foreboding light stain the icy window panes, casting blood hue on everything....

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The image is a capture from

the classic silent film “Faust” by

F. W. Murnau.

Music excerpt is

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Suite,

Op. 60 - The Romance of Kijé

from the album

Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Love For 3 Oranges, Lieutenant Kijé with conductor Lorin Maazel & Orchestre National De L'ORTF