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Formats and Editions
1. I. What Was Hell Like
2. II. The Point To Be Noted
3. III. You Who Survived
4. IV. It Was Changed
5. V. Orpheus
6. Ouverture
7. Prolog: 'Aristaeus Der Name'
8. Adagio
9. 'Wir Waren Alle Drei Hingerissen'
10. 'Ich Rief Sie Lauter'
11. 'Ich Fling Sie Auf'
12. 'Die Reise Geht Nach Suden'
13. Nachtstuck
14. 'Ich Rufe Laut: Morder!'
15. Grave
16. 'Ein Gestank Von Petroleum Verbreitet Sich'
17. Einsam
18. 'Und Da Ist Nun Ein Zweites Lebewesen'
19. Quarter Note 60
20. 'Ein Mondstrahl Trifft Die Schlafende'
21. Moderato
22. 'Hat eurydike Mich Vergessen?'
23. Lacrimosa
24. 'Eisschollen Haben Sich Aufgeturmt'
25. Epilog: 'Selbst Die Gehaltene Fackel Erzischt'
26. Finale
More Info:
One of the great composers of our time turns 80. On this occasion, WERGO publishes Hans Werner Henze's two Orpheus works, "Aristaeus" (world premiere recording) and "Orpheus behind the Wire".Live recorded at the 10-years celebration concert of the Berlin Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre on 1 February 2004 in the Berlin Konzerthaus."Orpheus behind the Wire" (composed in 1981-83; texts by Edward Bond) are a political beacon against the Argentine military government, which sanctioned kidnapping, torture and murder."Aristaeus" - Henze's story of renunciation and loss after ancient ideas with the protagonists Aristeo, Mopso, Tirsi, Eurydice, and Orpheus from 2003: magical and touching, refreshing and entertaining.
