V. Borisova-Ollas - Triumph of Heaven - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Orfa was Adolphe Adam's penultimate ballet, with an intriguing scenario based on Nordic mythology. It shares analogies with Hesiod's Theogony and Wagner's Ring cycle in depicting the struggle between the older gods (Loki) and younger gods (Odin). Full of archetypal Romantic elements, Orfa was mounted with the lavish stage spectacle for which the Paris Opéra was famous, and featured Fanny Cerrito in the title role. Adam's writing shows increasingly vivid orchestral imagination, drama and tonal colour, with roles for several instrumental soloists. This world premiere recording uses a new edition copied from Adam's original manuscript score held at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Album Tracks 1. Orfa~Act I. No. 1. Introduction. Le Rendez-vous (The Gathering) 2. Orfa~Act I. No. 2. Pas de trois. Les Scandinaves (The Scandinavians) 3. Orfa~Act I. No. 3. Pas de deux. Les Fiancés (The Betrothed) 4. Orfa~Act I. No. 4. Mazurka. Les Traîneaux (The Sledges) 5. Orfa~Act I. No. 5. Après le divertissement (After the Entertainment) 6. Orfa~Act II. No. 6. Les Séductions (The Seductions) / a. L'Orgueil (Pride) / b. Écho d'Orfa (Impersonation of Orfa) / c. Écho de la Gourmandise (Impersonation of Gluttony) / d. Orfa et la Luxure (Orfa and Luxuriousness) 7. Orfa~Act II. No. 7. Deuxième partie du deuxième acte (The Second Part of the Second Act) 8. Orfa~Act II. No. 8. Pas de deux et Apothéose (Duet and Apotheosis)

Album Tracks 1. I. Grave 2. II. Allegro 3. III. Grave - Allegro - Grave 4. IV. Aria 5. V. Grave 6. VI. Sarabanda 7. VII. Grave 8. VIII. Borea. Alla Breve 9. I. Ouverture 10. II. Rondeau 11. III. Loure 12. IV. Gigue 13. I. Ouverture 14. II. Loure 15. III. Les Scaramouches 16. IV. Menuet I & II 17. V. La Plaisanterie 18. VI. Hornpipe 19. VII. Avec Douceur 20. VIII. Canarie 21. I. Canzona 22. II. Allemande 23. III. Sarabande 24. IV. Gigue 25. I. Sonata. Grave 26. II. Sonata. Allegro 27. III. Aria 28. IV. Gavotta 29. V. Grave - Ciaconna 30. VI. Borea

Album Tracks 1. Endymion 2. Langtans Vav (Web of Yearning) 3. I. Jakobs Traum 4. II. Elisabeth Von Osterreich 5. III. Voyage Au Bout de la Nuit