‎Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus by Andrew Davis

Parados

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

2:11

The First Poem of Reminiscence

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis, Peter Bronder

9:12

First Act of Love - First Duet of Love

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis, Jean Rigby

3:34

First Passing Cloud

Arwel Huw Morgan, Stephen Allen, Andrew Davis, Stephen Richardson, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Juliet Booth, Nicholas Folwell

2:40

First Structure of Decision

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1:31

First Ceremony

Stephen Allen, Andrew Davis, Arwel Huw Morgan, Stephen Richardson, Nicholas Folwell, BBC Symphony Orchestra

2:03

First Love Duet

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Allen, Jean Rigby, Jon Garrison

2:48

First Song of Magic

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Arwel Huw Morgan

2:34

First Immortal Dance

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Allen, Andrew Davis, Arwel Huw Morgan, Nicholas Folwell, Stephen Richardson

3:02

First Cry of Memory

Anne-Marie Owens, Andrew Davis, Jean Rigby, BBC Symphony Orchestra

3:18

Second Passing Cloud

Stephen Allen, Arwel Huw Morgan, Stephen Richardson, Nicholas Folwell, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

3:46

Second Act of Love

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Anne-Marie Owens, Andrew Davis

3:57

First Allegorical Flower of Reason

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Allen, Andrew Davis, Nicholas Folwell, Arwel Huw Morgan

3:42

First Look of Loneliness

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alan Opie

5:19

First Time Shift - First Human Lie

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alan Opie, Omar Ebrahim

1:30

First Whisper of Change

Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alan Opie

0:45

Second Ceremony - First Exchange

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Allen, Stephen Richardson, Nicholas Folwell, Andrew Davis, Arwel Huw Morgan

2:05

First Song of Failure

Andrew Davis, Stephen Richardson, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Folwell, Stephen Allen, Arwel Huw Morgan

2:35

Second Immortal Dance

Andrew Davis, Stephen Richardson, Stephen Allen, Arwel Huw Morgan, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Folwell

0:59

First Hysterical Aria (1)

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison

1:03

Second Statement of Reason

Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

2:04

First Hysterical Aria (2)

Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

0:35

First Magic Formula

Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1:49

First Hysterical Aria (3)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis

0:46

First Shout of Gratitude

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis

3:27

Second Time Shift - Second Love Duet

Anne-Marie Owens, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Peter Bronder, Andrew Davis

4:18

First Whisper of Change

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Peter Bronder, Anne-Marie Owens

0:49

First Arch

Omar Ebrahim, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison

2:56

Second Arch

Philippa Dames-Longworth, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Juliet Booth, Andrew Davis, Omar Ebrahim, Elizabeth McCormack

2:15

Third Arch

Nicholas Folwell, Stephen Richardson, Arwel Huw Morgan, Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Allen

2:15

Fourth Arch

Anne-Marie Owens, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jean Rigby

2:20

Fifth Arch

Peter Bronder, Anne-Marie Owens, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

2:08

Sixth Arch

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison

2:14

Seventh Arch

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Marie Angel, Andrew Davis

1:43

Eighth Arch

Anne-Marie Owens, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra

2:04

Ninth Arch

Peter Bronder, Anne-Marie Owens, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

2:52

Tenth Arch

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison

2:04

Eleventh Arch

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis

2:04

Twelfth Arch

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Marie Angel, Peter Bronder, Jon Garrison, Anne-Marie Owens

1:42

Thirteenth Arch

Jon Garrison, Philippa Dames-Longworth, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Elizabeth McCormack, Juliet Booth

1:50

Fourteenth Arch

BBC Singers, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison, Jean Rigby, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1:51

Fifteenth Arch

Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers

2:27

Sixteenth Arch

Anne-Marie Owens, Peter Bronder, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philippa Dames-Longworth, Andrew Davis, Juliet Booth, Jean Rigby

1:43

Seventeenth Arch

Peter Bronder, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Anne-Marie Owens

3:48

Second Allegorical Flower of Reason

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Arwel Huw Morgan, Nicholas Folwell, Andrew Davis, Stephen Allen

3:27

First Terrible Death - Second Whisper of Change

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Peter Bronder

1:22

Third Time Shift

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Omar Ebrahim, Alan Opie, Marie Angel, Peter Bronder, Arwel Huw Morgan, Andrew Davis

3:32

Third Whisper of Change

BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

1:03

Third Dream

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison

2:38

Third Allegorical Flower of Reason

Andrew Davis, Nicholas Folwell, Arwel Huw Morgan, Stephen Allen, BBC Symphony Orchestra

3:26

Third Song of Magic (1)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison

0:30

Euridice Puppet - Euridice Singer

Anne-Marie Owens, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jean Rigby

2:27

Third Song of Magic (2)

Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1:04

Third Spoken Argument

Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

1:38

Third Song of Magic (3)

Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1:07

Third Sentence of Teaching

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Omar Ebrahim, Andrew Davis

1:44

Third Terrible Death

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison

1:19

Third Song of Magic (4)

Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison

1:08

Third Ceremony

Nicholas Folwell, Arwel Huw Morgan, BBC Singers, Stephen Allen, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

2:29

Third Song of Magic (5)

Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra

1:31

Third Love Duet

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison, Jean Rigby

1:48

Third Song of Magic (6)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jon Garrison, Andrew Davis

1:53

Third Hysterical Aria

Marie Angel, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

3:47

Third Passing Cloud

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Allen, Arwel Huw Morgan, Nicholas Folwell, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Davis

3:04

Third Immortal Dance

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Allen, Arwel Huw Morgan, Nicholas Folwell, Stephen Richardson, Andrew Davis

3:14

Exodus

Nicholas Folwell, Peter Bronder, Stephen Richardson, Stephen Allen, Andrew Davis, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra

6:56

Harrison Birtwistle

Composer
Andrew Davis

Conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra
Jean Rigby

Mezzo-Soprano
Stephen Richardson

Bass-Baritone

Ann McKay

Producer
Ian Dearden

Sound Supervisor
Colin Matthews

Producer
Neil Pemberton

Mastering Engineer, Editing Engineer
Ian Dearden

Liner Notes
Anthony Legge

Copyist

Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus

RECORD LABEL

Harrison Birtwistle

Andrew Davis

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jean Rigby

Stephen Richardson

Production

Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus

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Production