Oedipus dmitry voropaev jocaste ekaterina semenchuk creonttiresiasmessenger ilya bannik. If someone knows more informations on this recording can write them. One day an oracle informs edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. The extreme dynamics of volume is a vital and wonderful part of classical music in a concert hall, yet not so. Oedipus rex is een compositie w56 in twee aktes naar sophocles van igor stravinsky, door hemzelf een operaoratorium genoemd, op een libretto van jean. Stravinsky oedipus rex download free sheet music and scores. Cocteau and stravinskys oedipus rex oxford academic. Stravinsky oedipus rex score download free sheet music and. The libretto, based on sophocless tragedy, was written by jean cocteau in french and then translated by abbe jean danielou into latin. Stravinsky, igor oedipus rex score digital archives.
Download oedipus rex 1967 italian brrip xvid mp3vxt. Responsibility by igor stravinsky and jean cocteau. He is rescued, given the name edipo oedipus, and brought up by the king and queen of corinth as their son. In 1925 cocteau received a request from stravinsky to write a libretto for a work based on sophocles oedipus rex. Stravinsky oedipus rex entertainment general theatre scribd.
One plays the traditional role, singing words adapted from. The rich string harmonies and textures in the ballet score of apollon musagete are pleasantly mesmerizing, expressive and calmly indulgent. The extreme dynamics of volume is a vital and wonderful part of classical music in a concert hall, yet not so great at a work cubicle or perhaps late nite. Oedipus rex was written towards the beginning of stravinskys neoclassical period, and is considered one of the finest works from this phase of the composers. Oedipus rex alec mccowen narrator, kerstin meyer contralto, sir peter pears tenor, ryland davies tenor, benjamin luxon baritone, stafford dean bass, kirstin meyer contralto the john alldis choir, london philharmonic orchestra, sir georg solti. Jean cocteau 1889 1963 oedipus rex operaoratorio in two acts the. Sophocles oedipus the king opens at the palace of the. Oedipus rex and apollon musagete are both ancient greek themed works by stravinsky. There are two oedipuses in the newly released film of igor stravinsky s opera oedipus rex. Stravinsky oedipus rex ozawa, norman, landgridge, terfel 1993. Oedipus rex is an operaoratorio after sophocles by igor stravinsky, scored for orchestra, speaker, soloists, and male chorus. Prior to the start of oedipus rex, oedipus has become the king of thebes while unwittingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would kill his father, laius the previous king.
In contrast, the dramatic and hauntingly compelling operaoratorio oedipus rex is. Play fulllength songs from oedipus rex by igor stravinsky on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Stravinsky had seen antigone of sophocles, for which cocteau made libretto for composer arthut honegger, and after this decided to entrust him with the libretto for oedipus rex. In the prologue to oedipus rex, the priest mentions boys, young men, and multitudes. Stravinsky called oedipus rex an operaoratorio and instructed that it be staged with minimal movement. The instructions given by stravinsky focused on non action drama, but a stilllife. Oedipus rex jessye norman, seiji ozawa, peter schreier on allmusic 1994. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
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