Oedipus Rex, Firebird & Symphonies of Wind Instruments

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

• 1 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Spectateurs” (Le Narrateur) 0:54
• 2 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Caedit nos pestis” (Chorus) 3:21
• 3 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Liberi, vos liberabo” (Œdipe, Chorus, Le Narrateur) 3:36
• 4 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Respondit deus” (Créon) 3:05
• 5 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Non reperias vetus scelus” (Œdipe, Chorus) 3:40
• 6 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Œdipe interroge la fontaine de vérité” (Le Narrateur, Chorus) 2:35
• 7 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Dicere non possum, dicere non licet” (Tirésias, Œdipe) 2:31
• 8 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Invidia fortunam odit” (Œdipe) 2:42
• 9 Oedipus Rex, Act I: “Gloria, gloria, gloria!” (Chorus) 1:05
• 10 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “Gloria” (Chorus) 1:00
• 11 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “La dispute des princes attire Jocasta” (Le Narrateur) 1:00
• 12 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “Nonn’ erubescite, reges” (Jocasta, Chorus, Œdipe) 7:08
• 13 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “Ego senem cecedi” (Œdipe, Jocasta) 2:17
• 14 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “Le témoin du meutre sort de l’ombre” (Le Narrateur, Chorus, Le Messager) 2:50
• 15 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “Oportebat tacere, nunquam loqui” (Le Berger) 2:11
• 16 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “Nonne monstrum rescituri” (Œdipe) 1:15
• 17 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “In monte reppertus est” (Le Berger, Le Messager, Œdipe, Chorus) 1:52
• 18 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “Et maintenant, vous allez entendre” (Le Narrateur) 1:31
• 19 Oedipus Rex, Act II: “Divum Jocastae caput mortuum” (Le Messager, Chorus) 5:20

Disc 2

• 1 The Firebird: Introduction 2:43
• 2 The Firebird: Kaschei's enchanted garden 2:04
• 3 The Firebird: The Firebird appears 2:22
• 4 The Firebird: Dance of the Firebird 1:23
• 5 The Firebird: Ivan Tsarevich captures the Firebird 0:47
• 6 The Firebird: The Firebird's entreaty 5:55
• 7 The Firebird: The appearance of the thirteen enchanted princesses 2:36
• 8 The Firebird: The princesses' game with apples of gold 2:23
• 9 The Firebird: The sudden appearance of Ivan Tsarevich 1:20
• 10 The Firebird: The princesses' round 4:31
• 11 The Firebird: Dawn 1:30
• 12 The Firebird: Ivan Tsarevich enters Kaschi's palace 0:05
• 13 The Firebird: The sound of enchanted bells 1:25
• 14 The Firebird: The arrival of Kaschei the immortal 1:15
• 15 The Firebird: Kaschei's dialogue with Ivan Tsarevich 1:09
• 16 The Firebird: The princesses intercede 0:53
• 17 The Firebird: The appearance of the Firebird 0:31
• 18 The Firebird: Kaschei's followers dance under the Firebird's spell 0:48
• 19 The Firebird: Infernal Dance of Kaschei's subjects 4:31
• 20 The Firebird: Lullaby (the Firebird) 2:47
• 21 The Firebird: Kaschei awakes 1:01
• 22 The Firebird: Death of Kaschei 0:10
• 23 The Firebird: Profound darkness 1:00
• 24 The Firebird: Kaschei's spells are broken 2:58
• 25 Symphonies of Wind Instruments 9:11

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