The Orpheus Connection
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Orpheus Playing His Lyre, by Benedetto Gennari (1563-1658)
In Greek mythology, his music could charm the very birds from the trees. For Jason and the Argonauts, he warded off the magical song of the Sirens, saving his shipmates from death on the rocks.
But in music, he’s best known for his failed attempt to retrieve his wife from the Underworld.
In this hour, Orpheus—in music by Monteverdi, Haydn, Gluck, Liszt, Offenbach, Stravinsky—and more.
RECORDINGS USED
| CD Title |
Group/Artist |
Catalog # |
UPC |
| Gluck: Orphee et Eurydice |
Orchestre de l'opera de Lyon, John Eliot Gardiner |
EMI Classics 49834 |
077774983426 |
| Baroque Reflections [for Gluck/Sgambati melody] |
Alessio Bax |
Warner Classics 2564 61695-2 |
825646169528 |
| Monteverdi: L’Orfeo |
Lajos Kozma, Capella Antiqua Munchen; Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
Teldec 2292-42494-2 |
022924249426 |
| Monteverdi: L’Orfeo [for opening Toccata] |
English Baroque Soloists, John Gardiner |
Archiv Produktion 419250-2 |
028941925022 |
| All the World’s a Stage [for “Orpheus with his Lute”] |
Musica Donum Dei |
Gift of Music CCL CDG1110 |
658592111026 |
| Charpentier: La Descente D'orphée Aux Enfers |
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie |
Erato 0630-11913-2 |
706301191323 |
| Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice |
Richard Croft, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski |
DG Archiv 471 582-2 |
028947158226 |
| Haydn: Complete Overtures |
Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss |
BIS BIS-CD-1818 |
7318590018187 |
| Liszt: Symphonic Poems |
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur |
EMI Classics 5 75624 2 |
724357562423 |
| Offenbach; La Belle Helene; Orpheus in the Underworld; La Vie Parisienne |
Kevin Miller, June Bronhill; Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Alexander Faris |
Classics for Pleasure 5 75999 2 4 |
724357599924 |
| Igor Stravinsky Edition [for Orpheus ballet] |
Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky |
Sony SX22K46290 |
0074644629026 |
| Auric: Orphee, Ruy Blas |
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adriano |
Marco Polo 8.225066 |
636943506622 |
| Glass: Orphee Suite |
Paul Barnes |
Orange Mountain OMM-0008 |
0801837000825 |
| Menotti: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,, etc. [for The Death of Orpheus] |
Spoleto Festival Orchestra & Choir, Richard Hickox |
Chandos CHAN 9979 |
095115997925 |
