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Oedipus Rex
Igor Stravinsky
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Description for Oedipus Rex
Paperback. Editor(s): Nicholas, John. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Stravinsky’s genius for the stage is here represented by two very different works. Oedipus Rex (1927) is the fruit of a collaboration with Jean Cocteau, in which the Sophocles tragedy is pared down to make an opera-oratorio of overwhelming impact. Judith Weir analyses how this is achieved: the Latin text has an immediacy which is sometimes even comic, and the vibrant rhythms are reminiscent of the Italian operatic tradition – explored by David Nice in his analysis of the score. The libretto of The Rake’s Progress (1951) by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman is one of the greatest English opera ... Read more
Stravinsky’s genius for the stage is here represented by two very different works. Oedipus Rex (1927) is the fruit of a collaboration with Jean Cocteau, in which the Sophocles tragedy is pared down to make an opera-oratorio of overwhelming impact. Judith Weir analyses how this is achieved: the Latin text has an immediacy which is sometimes even comic, and the vibrant rhythms are reminiscent of the Italian operatic tradition – explored by David Nice in his analysis of the score. The libretto of The Rake’s Progress (1951) by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman is one of the greatest English opera ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Classics Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714544441
SKU
V9780714544441
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About Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882–1971) was a Russian-born composer, pianist and conductor. His music was greatly admired for its stylistic diversity.
Reviews for Oedipus Rex
Brilliantly produced and superb value.'
Sunday Times
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.'
Daily Telegraph
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.'
TLS
Sunday Times
All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.'
Daily Telegraph
Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.'
TLS