Listen to Faust Cantata: II. Close Is the Hour online. Faust Cantata: II. Close Is the Hour is a Russian language song and is sung by Nikolai Kurpe, Erik Kurmangaliev, Raisa Kotova, USSR Ministry of Culture State Chamber Choir, Gennady Rozhdestvensky and USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra. Faust Cantata: II. Close Is the Hour, from the album Schnittke: Faust Cantata & Concerto Grosso No. 2, was released in the year 2008. The duration of the song is 2:22. Download Russian songs online from JioSaavn.