Orff's "Oedipus Der Tyran" on DG 139251/53 Directed by Rafael Kubelik, starring Gerhard Stolze as Oedipus. This is arranged for six piano, four of them two-hand at one point and for a wide array of instruments from four harp, organ, trumpet, glockenspeil and triangle to bongo, timbales, konga, marimba and tom-tom. One of his last, it dates to 1959. Great engineering and performance of a greatly spiritual (if avant guard) and deeply moving work.
Quality recorded opera performances
I am looking for operatic performances, but wish to limit my selections to great recordings of good pieces (or operas), rather than vice versa. If you have experienced one lately that gave you goose bumps from a recording production standpoint, please chime in.
Thanks All
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