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Opera Explained - An Introduction To Monteverdi: Orfeo

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Composer
MONTEVERDI, CLAUDIO
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Nov 18, 2008
Catalog #
8558174
UPC
636943817421

About

Monteverdi's Orfeo, first performed in 1607, generates a special excitement because it is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. Notable for it's precise orchestration and powerful drama it was a groundbreaking work. It concerns the legend of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell and to bring his wife back, briefly, to life. The extracts used in this introduction are from Naxos's full recording; it uses authentic period instruments, which serve to evoke the early Baroque period of the opera's composition.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Background: Introduction 06:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Background: Introduction
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  2. 2 Background: Monteverdi's early life and education 06:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Background: Monteverdi's early life and education
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  3. 3 Background: Monteverdi's other operas and performance practice 05:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Background: Monteverdi's other operas and performance practice
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  4. 4 Orfeo: Prologue 05:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    Orfeo: Prologue
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  5. 5 Orfeo: A shepherd summons the chorus to sing 03:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    Orfeo: A shepherd summons the chorus to sing
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  6. 6 Orfeo: Orpheus is told that Eurydice is dead 07:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    Orfeo: Orpheus is told that Eurydice is dead
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  7. 7 Orfeo: Expressions of grief from the chorus and shepherds 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    Orfeo: Expressions of grief from the chorus and shepherds
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  8. 8 Orfeo: Orpheus descends into hell 07:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    Orfeo: Orpheus descends into hell
    Duration
    07:13
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  9. 9 Orfeo: Charon's response to Orpheus 05:56
    Track
    9
    Title
    Orfeo: Charon's response to Orpheus
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  10. 10 Orfeo: Pluto's pronouncement 04:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Orfeo: Pluto's pronouncement
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  11. 11 Orfeo: Doubts assail Orpheus 06:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Orfeo: Doubts assail Orpheus
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  12. 12 Orfeo: Orpheus's long lament and the first ending 06:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    Orfeo: Orpheus's long lament and the first ending
    Duration
    06:11
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson
  13. 13 Orfeo: The second ending 07:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    Orfeo: The second ending
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    David Timson