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Special offer. Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus

BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers, Andrew Davis and Martyn Brabbins

Birtwistle's opera is about the Orpheus myth, but the familiar story has been fragmented. Each of the principal characters is represented by two singers and a (silent) dancer, and much of what... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…
  • Catalogue No: NMCD050
  • Label: NMC
  • Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

3 CDs

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Contents

Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus

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Act I: Parados

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Act I Scene 1: the First Poem of Reminiscence

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Act I Scene I: First Act of Love - First Duet of Love

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Act I Scene 1: First Passing Cloud

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Act I Scene 1: First Structure of Decision

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Act I Scene 1: First Ceremony

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Act I Scene 1: First Love Duet

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Act I Scene 1: First Song of Magic

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Act I Scene 1: First Immortal Dance

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Act I Scene 2: First Cry of Memory

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Act I Scene 2: Second Passing Cloud

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Act I Scene 2: Second Act of Love

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Act I Scene 2: First Allegorical Flower of Reason

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Act I Scene 2: First Look of Loneliness

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Act I Scene 3: First Time Shift - First Human Lie

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Act I Scene 3: First Whisper of Change (a)

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Act I Scene 3: Second Ceremony - First Exchange

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Act I Scene 3: First Song of Failure

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Act I Scene 3: Second Immortal Dance

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Act I Scene 3: First Hysterical Aria (a)

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Act I Scene 3: Second Statement of Reason

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Act I Scene 3: First Hysterical Aria (b)

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Act I Scene 3: First Magic Formula

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Act I Scene 3: First Hysterical Aria (c)

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Act I Scene 3: First Shout of Gratitude

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Act II Scene 1: Second Time Shift - Second Love Duet

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Act II Scene 1: First Whisper of Change (b)

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Act II Scene 1: 1st Arch

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Act II Scene 1: 2nd Arch

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Act II Scene 1: 3rd Arch

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Act II Scene 1: 4th Arch

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Act II Scene 1: 5th Arch

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Act II Scene 1: 6th Arch

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Act II Scene 1: 7th Arch

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Act II Scene 1: 8th Arch

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Act II Scene 1: 9th Arch

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Act II Scene 2: 10th Arch

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Act II Scene 2: 11th Arch

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Act II Scene 2: 12th Arch

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Act II Scene 2: 13th Arch

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Act II Scene 2: 14th Arch

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Act II Scene 2: 15th Arch

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Act II Scene 3: 16th Arch

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Act II Scene 3: 17th Arch

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Act II Scene 3: Second Allegorical Flower of Reason

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Act II Scene 3: First Terrible Death - Second Whisper of Change

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Act III Scene 1: Third Time Shift

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Act III Scene 1: Third Whisper of Change

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Act III Scene 2: Third Dream

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Act III Scene 2: Third Allegorical Flower of Reason

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Act III Scene 2: Third Song of Magic (a)

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Act III Scene 2: Euridice Puppet - Euridice Singer

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Act III Scene 3: Third Song of Magic (b)

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Act III Scene 3: Third Spoken Argument

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Act III Scene 3: Third Song of Magic (c)

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Act III Scene 3: Third Sentence of Teaching

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Act III Scene 3: Third Terrible Death

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Act III Scene 3: Third Song of Magic (d)

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Act III Scene 3: Third Ceremony

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Act III Scene 3: Third Song of Magic (e)

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Act III Scene 3: Third Love Duet

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Act III Scene 3: Third Song of Magic (f)

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Act III Scene 3: Third Hysterical Aria

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Act III Scene 3: Third Passing Cloud

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Act III Scene 3: Third Immortal Dance

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Act III Scene 3: Exodos

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