{"product_id":"1257407","title":"Various - Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo - a tale in music [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL\\x92Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi (1567\\x961643) is often described as the first opera. The composer himself used another term for his work, however: \\x91favola in musica\\x92, a musical tale. Taking this as their point of departure, the performers on the present recording place the emphasis on the libretto\\x92s direct narrative, and how the music alone is used to express emotions, a music which underpins the plot and the text word for word. To quote the liner notes: \\x91To modern ears the musical heritage of L\\x92Orfeo is more to be found in the Lieder tradition than in the grand opera of the nineteenth century.\\x92 The tale told by Monteverdi and the members of the three ensembles which bring his score to life, is that of Orpheus, the poet and musician who travels to the Underworld in order to persuade Hades to let his beloved Eurydice return to the living. Under the direction of Fredrik Malmberg, and with Johan Linderoth as their Orfeo, the 38 singers and musicians that make up Ensemble Lundabarock, H\\xf6\\xf6r Barock and Ensemble Altapunta perform a score which in 1607 was state-of-the-art contemporary. Four full centuries after the first performance in Mantua it remains almost shockingly modern, as in the sound of cornetts and trombones that summon up the spirits of the Underworld or the portrayal of undiluted, raw grief in Orfeo\\x92s celebrated aria Possente Spirto.L'Orfeo - Favola In Musica (First Performed in Mantua, 1607)\u003cbr\u003eToccata\u003cbr\u003ePrologo \/ Prologue\u003cbr\u003eAtto Primo \/ Act I \u003cbr\u003eAtto Secondo \/ Act II\u003cbr\u003eAtto Terzo \/ Act III\u003cbr\u003eAtto Quarto \/ Act IV \u003cbr\u003eAtto Quinto \/ Act V","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55375412265345,"sku":"1257407","price":28.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51xgdsOWYCL._SL1500.jpg?v=1772398324","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1257407","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}