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Claudio Monteverdis Orfeo, premiered in February 1607, is the oldest opera still in repertoire today. The work fell into oblivion for more than three centuries, and it was only in 1927 that the first printed score was reprinted in a facsimile edition. But while the score gave fairly clear directions to vocalists, it lacked specificity in notating the instrumental parts, leaving many vital choices, including what instruments to use, up to the performers. A number of late-Romantic versions followed, but it was only in 1943 that Paul Hindemith published his thoroughly researched score which attempted to reconstruct the style and instrumentation of Monteverdi's first performance. Album Tracks 1. Interview with Paul Hindemith on His Recording of the Symphony 'Mathis Der Maler' 2. Sacrae Symphoniae Virtute Magna 3. Sacrae Symphoniae No. 15 Sonata Octavi Toni for 12 Parts 4. Sacrae Symphoniae Nunc Dimittis 5. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Prologue 6. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 1. Pastore 7. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 1. Lasciate I Monti 8. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 1. Rosa Del Ciel 9. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 1. Ma S'il Nostro Gioir 10. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 2. Sinfonia 11. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 2. Mira Che SÉ N'alletta - Dunque Da Degni, Orfeo 12. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 2. Ritornello - VI Ricorda O Bosch'ombrosi 13. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 2. Ahi, Caso Acerbo - in Un Fiorito Prato 14. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 2. Tu Se' Morta 15. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 2. Ahi Caso Acerbo 16. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 2. Chi Ne Consola, Ahi Lassi? 17. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 2. Ahi Caso Acerbo 1. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Act 3. [Part 1] 2. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318 Ac
