Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins - Harrison Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus

Harrison Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus

Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins

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Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins - Harrison Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus

Birtwistle's awe-inspiring masterpiece is a key work in the development of post-war opera, groundbreaking in its fusion of music, song, drama, myth and electronics.

Reviews

GRAMOPHONE AWARD - BEST CONTEMPORARY RECORDING 1998

Tracklisting

CD Boxed Set (NMC D050)
  1. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Parados
  2. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: 1st Poem of Reminiscence
  3. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Act of Love
  4. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Passing Cloud
  5. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Structure of Decision
  6. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Ceremony
  7. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Love Duet
  8. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Song of Magic
  9. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Immortal Dance
  10. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: First Cry of Memory
  11. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: Second Passing Cloud
  12. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: Second Act of Love
  13. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: First Allegorical Flower of Reason
  14. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: First Look of Loneliness (Aristaeus)
  15. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Time Shift/ First Human Lie
  16. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Whisper of Change (a)
  17. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: Second Ceremony/ First Exchange
  18. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Song of Failure
  19. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: Second Immortal Dance
  20. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Hysterical Aria (a)
  21. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: Second Statement of Reason
  22. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Hysterical Aria (b)
  23. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Magic Formula
  24. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Hysterical Aria (c)
  25. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Shout of Gratitude
  26. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc I: Second Time Shift/ Second Love Duet
  27. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: First Whisper of Change (b)
  28. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 1st Arch
  29. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 2nd Arch
  30. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 3rd Arch
  31. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 4th Arch
  32. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 5th Arch
  33. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 6th Arch
  34. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 7th Arch
  35. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 8th Arch
  36. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 9th Arch
  37. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 10th Arch
  38. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 11th Arch
  39. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 12th Arch
  40. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 13th Arch
  41. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 14th Arch
  42. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 15th Arch
  43. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc iii: 16th Arch
  44. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc iii: 17th Arch
  45. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc iii: Second Allegorical Flower of Reason
  46. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc iii: First Terrible Death/ Second Whisper of Change
  47. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc i: Third Time Shift
  48. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc i: Third Whisper of Change
  49. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc ii: Third Dream
  50. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc ii: Third Allegorical Flower of Reason
  51. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc ii: Third Song of Magic (a)
  52. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc ii: Euridice Puppet/ Euridice Singer
  53. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (b)
  54. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Spoken Argument
  55. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (c)
  56. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Sentence of Teaching
  57. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Terrible Death
  58. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (d)
  59. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Ceremony
  60. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (e)
  61. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Love Duet
  62. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (f)
  63. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Hysterical Aria
  64. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Passing Cloud
  65. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Immortal Dance
  66. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3, sc iii: Exodos
Download Album (NMC D050)
  1. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Parados
  2. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: 1st Poem of Reminiscence
  3. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Act of Love
  4. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Passing Cloud
  5. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Structure of Decision
  6. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Ceremony
  7. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Love Duet
  8. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Song of Magic
  9. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc I: First Immortal Dance
  10. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: First Cry of Memory
  11. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: Second Passing Cloud
  12. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: Second Act of Love
  13. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: First Allegorical Flower of Reason
  14. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc ii: First Look of Loneliness (Aristaeus)
  15. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Time Shift/ First Human Lie
  16. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Whisper of Change (a)
  17. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: Second Ceremony/ First Exchange
  18. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Song of Failure
  19. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: Second Immortal Dance
  20. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Hysterical Aria (a)
  21. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: Second Statement of Reason
  22. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Hysterical Aria (b)
  23. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Magic Formula
  24. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Hysterical Aria (c)
  25. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 1 sc iii: First Shout of Gratitude
  26. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc I: Second Time Shift/ Second Love Duet
  27. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: First Whisper of Change (b)
  28. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 1st Arch
  29. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 2nd Arch
  30. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 3rd Arch
  31. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 4th Arch
  32. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 5th Arch
  33. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 6th Arch
  34. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 7th Arch
  35. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 8th Arch
  36. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc i: 9th Arch
  37. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 10th Arch
  38. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 11th Arch
  39. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 12th Arch
  40. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 13th Arch
  41. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 14th Arch
  42. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc ii: 15th Arch
  43. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc iii: 16th Arch
  44. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc iii: 17th Arch
  45. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc iii: Second Allegorical Flower of Reason
  46. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 2 sc iii: First Terrible Death/ Second Whisper of Change
  47. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc i: Third Time Shift
  48. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc i: Third Whisper of Change
  49. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc ii: Third Dream
  50. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc ii: Third Allegorical Flower of Reason
  51. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc ii: Third Song of Magic (a)
  52. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc ii: Euridice Puppet/ Euridice Singer
  53. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (b)
  54. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Spoken Argument
  55. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (c)
  56. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Sentence of Teaching
  57. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Terrible Death
  58. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (d)
  59. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Ceremony
  60. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (e)
  61. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Love Duet
  62. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Song of Magic (f)
  63. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Hysterical Aria
  64. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Passing Cloud
  65. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3 sc iii: Third Immortal Dance
  66. Soloists/ BBC Symphony Orchestra/ BBC Singers/ Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins, conductors - Act 3, sc iii: Exodos