| Description |
1 audio disc (1:19:13) ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
004901 003012 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital optical stereo surround rda |
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audio file CD audio SACD rda |
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Operas lcsh |
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Oratorios lcsh |
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Ballets lcsh |
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The 1st work is an opera-oratorio for vocal soloists, male chorus, and orchestra (includes Jean Cocteau's original French narration); the 2nd work (performed in the rev. 1947 version) is a ballet for string orchestra. |
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Libretto of the 1st work by Jean Cocteau, after Sophocles. |
| Performer |
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano (Jocasta) ; Stuart Skelton, tenor (Oedipus) ; Gidon Saks, bass-baritone (Creon) ; Fanny Ardant, narrator ; additional soloists ; Monteverdi Choir ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded in performance April 2013 at the Barbican, London. |
| System Details |
Super audio CD (hybrid); multi-channel and stereo sound; playable on CD and SACD players. |
| Note |
Program notes by Stephen Walsh and biographical notes on the composer and performers in English, French and German, and libretto with English translation (30 p. : ports.) in container. |
| Contents |
Oedipus Rex: Prologue and Act I: i "Spectateurs, vous allez entendre..." -- Act I: ii. "Voici Creon, beau-frere d'Oedipe la fontaine de verite -- Act II: i. "Gloria, gloria, gloria! -- Act II: ii "Le temoin du meurtre sort de l'ombre..." -- Act II: iii. "Et maintenant, vous allez entendre..." ; Appollin musagete: Naissance d'Apollon -- Variation d'Apollon -- Pas d'action -- Variation de Calliope -- Variation de Polymnie -- Variation de Terpsichore -- Variation d'Apollon -- Pas de deux -- Coda -- Apotheose. |
| Summary |
The rich string harmonies and textures in the ballet score of Apollon musagete are pleasantly mesmerizing. In contrast, the dramatic and hauntingly compelling opera-oratorio Oedipus Rex is composed of an assemblage of monumental and powerful sounds, with magnificent vocals from the choir and soloists. |
| Language |
The 1st work sung in Latin, with narration in French. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Oratorios.
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Ballets.
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Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) -- Drama.
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Oedipus (Greek mythological figure) (OCoLC)fst01043940
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Ballets. (OCoLC)fst00826066
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Operas. (OCoLC)fst01046191
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Oratorios. (OCoLC)fst01047200
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Live sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Works. Selections.
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Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963, librettist.
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Johnston, Jennifer (Contralto), singer.
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Skelton, Stuart, singer.
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Saks, Gidon, singer.
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Ardant, Fanny, narrator.
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Gardiner, John Eliot, conductor.
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1st work Opera adaptation of (work): Sophocles.
Oedipus Rex.
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Container of (work): Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Oedipus Rex.
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Container of (work): Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
Apollon musagète.
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Monteverdi Choir, performer.
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London Symphony Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
Apollon musagète.
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| Standard No. |
00822231175124 gtin-14 |
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822231175124 |
| Music No. |
LSO0751 LSO Live |
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