Description
Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex; Symphonie De Psaumes - Czech Philharmonic Chorus And Orchestra, Karel Ančerl / Supraphon Audio CD Stereo / 11 1947-2 211
UPC 099925194727
Oedipus rex is an opera-oratorio by Igor Stravinsky, scored for orchestra, speaker, soloists, and male chorus. The libretto, based on Sophocles's tragedy, was written by Jean Cocteau in French and then translated by Abbé Jean Daniélou into Latin; the narration, however, is performed in the language of the audience.
Oedipus rex was written towards the beginning of Stravinsky's neoclassical period, and is considered one of the finest works from this phase of the composer's career. He had considered setting the work in Ancient Greek, but decided ultimately on Latin: in his words "a medium not dead but turned to stone".
| Label: | Supraphon – 11 1947-2 211 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album, Compilation, Stereo
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| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Choral |
Tracklist:
| Oedipus Rex | |||
| 1 | 1. Prologue - Act 1 | 24:05 | |
| 2 | 2. Act 2 - Epilogue | 27:35 | |
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Symphonie De Psaumes |
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| 3 | 1. Exaudi Orationem Meam, Domine |
3:05 | |
| 4 | 2. Expectans Expectavi Dominum | 6:11 | |
| 5 | 3. Alleluia. Laudate Dominum | 12:02 |
- Orchestra, choir - CZECH PHILHARMONIC CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA
- Chorus master - JOSEF VESELKA
- Conductor - KAREL ANČERL
- Recording directors - Ladislav Šip (1, 2) and Eduard Herzog (3-5)
- Recording engineers - František Burda and Miloslav Kulhan
