David Timson -An Introduction To Orfeo -Naxos CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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01. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Background: Introduction"

02. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Background: Monteverdi's early life and education"

03. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Background: Monteverdi's other operas and performance practice"

04. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: Prologue"

05. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: A shepherd summons the chorus to sing"

06. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: Orpheus is told that Eurydice is dead"

07. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: Expressions of grief from the chorus and shepherds"

08. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: Orpheus descends into hell"

09. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: Charon's response to Orpheus"

10. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: Pluto's pronouncement"

11. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: Doubts assail Orpheus"

12. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: Orpheus's long lament and the first ending"

13. "Introduction to # MONTEVERDI Orfeo: Orfeo: The second ending"

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Narrated By Smillie, Timson

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Orfeo:Opera Explained by Raymond Leppard, released 13 November 2008. This version of Orfeo:Opera Explained comes as a 1xCD. - NARRATED BY SMILLIE, TIMSON

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.

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8558174

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