Oedipus rex; opera-oratorio in two acts, after Sophocles. Text and narration by Jean Cocteau.
Material type: MusicPublisher number: Y 33789 | OdysseySpoken language: latfre Series: Legendary performances | The Composer as performer seriesDescription: 1 disc. 12 in. 33 1/3 rpm. monoUniform titles:- Oedipus Rex sound recording
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Music & Sound Recordings | Nash Library Music Pocket Library Vinyl & CD Carts | Phonograph | PH.-722 | 1 | Available | 33710000233317 |
At head of title: Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky.
"Previously released as ML 4644."
Cocteau's narration in French.
Duration: about 51 min.
Program notes and synopsis by R. Craft on container.
Martha Mödl, mezzo-soprano; Peter Pears, tenor; Heinz Rehfuss, baritone; supporting soloists; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; the composer conducting.
"The present recording was taped in the concert hall of the Nordwestdeutsch Rundfunk in Cologne, in October 1951. M. Cocteau's speeches were dubbed in from a Paris performance 8 months later."
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