tomekkobialka | "A Page from Homer, Op.60" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Audio + Vocal Score) @tomekkobialka | Uploaded January 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
pf: Yurlov Russian Choir, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov
Margarita Miglau (soprano), Nina Isakova (mezzo-soprano), Glafira Koroleva (contralto)
Iz Gomera (Op.60) was composed in 1901 and premiered in 1905. The work, subtitled a "prelude-cantata", consists mostly of a long and highly pictorial orchestral overture that depicts the sea voyage from Homer's Odyssey: Ulysses, thrown by Poseidon into the sea, is protected by the veil of the goddess Leucothea, daughter of Cadmus.
pf: Yurlov Russian Choir, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Evgeny Svetlanov
Margarita Miglau (soprano), Nina Isakova (mezzo-soprano), Glafira Koroleva (contralto)
Iz Gomera (Op.60) was composed in 1901 and premiered in 1905. The work, subtitled a "prelude-cantata", consists mostly of a long and highly pictorial orchestral overture that depicts the sea voyage from Homer's Odyssey: Ulysses, thrown by Poseidon into the sea, is protected by the veil of the goddess Leucothea, daughter of Cadmus.
![Tannhauser [Excerpts] by Richard Wagner (Audio + Full Score)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LyZlLsBWwbo/hqdefault.jpg "Tannhauser [Excerpts] by Richard Wagner (Audio + Full Score)
pf: Wolfgang Sawallisch cond/ Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Choir (live recording, 1962)
Year/Date of Composition: 1843-5 (Paris version: 1861)
Landgraf Hermann: Josef Greindl
Tannhäuser: Wolfgang Windgassen
Wolfram: Eberhard Wächter
Walther: Gerhard Stolze
Biterolf: Franz Crass
Heinrich: Georg Paskuda
Reinmar: Gerd Nienstedt
Elisabeth: Anja Silja
Venus: Grace Bumbry
Ein junger Hirt: Else-Margrete Gardelli
SYNOPSIS: http://wagneroperas.com/indextann.html
LIBRETTO: http://www.murashev.com/opera/Tannh%C3%A4user_libretto_English_German
0:00 - Overture & Venusberg Music
19:29 - Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg Hall
26:53 - Finale (Tannhauser recounts his pilgrimage to Wolfram; Tannhauser almost gets sucked back into the Venusberg before being saved by Elisabeths spirit; The Pilgrims bring a staff with fresh leaves)")
![Konx-Om-Pax by Giacinto Scelsi [1905-1988]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MdfERMUNrPA/hqdefault.jpg "Konx-Om-Pax by Giacinto Scelsi [1905-1988]
pf: Jurg Wyttenbach cond/ Polish Radio Orchestra & Chorus
A short while ago I went on a trip to see the Yorkshire Dales in northern England. The local scenery, but particularly the looming silhouette of Ingleborough, left a deep impression on me, so I decided to create this slideshow set to Scelsis atmospheric Konx-Om-Pax, to try and convey my state of mind whilst being there. Hope you enjoy!
Giacinto Scelsi was an Italian composer who also wrote surrealist poetry in French.
He is best known for writing music based around only one pitch, altered in all manners through microtonal oscillations, harmonic allusions, and changes in timbre and dynamics, as paradigmatically exemplified in his revolutionary Quattro Pezzi su una nota sola (Four Pieces on a single note, 1959). This composition remains his most famous work and one of the few performed to significant recognition during his lifetime. His musical output, which encompassed all Western classical genres except scenic music, remained largely undiscovered even within contemporary musical circles during most of his life. Today, some of his music has gained popularity in certain postmodern composition circles, with pieces like his Anahit and his String Quartets rising to increased prominence.
SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacinto_Scelsi
IMAGE SOURCES:
#1 - Sunset Beyond Ingleborough by crowthius (https://www.deviantart.com/art/Sunset-Beyond-Ingleborough-110559093
#2 - Currick 2 by crowthius (https://www.deviantart.com/art/Currick-2-94428351)
#3 - Dreams Dont Turn to Dust by SquirrelGirl111 (https://www.deviantart.com/art/Dreams-Don-t-Turn-to-Dust-)213203168")
