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Libretto of the 1st work by Jean Cocteau after Sophocles.
Originally issued separately in 1993 and 1994; this compilation originally released in 2002.
Previously released as a compact disc.
The 1st work an opera-oratorio in 2 acts; the 2nd work a ballet; the 3rd work for 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba.
The 2nd work is the 1910 version of the ballet; The 3rd work is the rev. 1947 version.
Marjana Lipovsek, alto ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, John Mark Ainsley, tenors ; Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone ; John Tomlinson, Alastair Miles, basses ; Lambert Wilson, narrator ; London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir ; Franz Welser-Möst, conductor.
Recorded May 1992, All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London (1st work) and Feb. 1993, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (remainder).
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Classical music library). Available via World Wide Web.
The 1st work sung in Latin, with narration in French.
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