Georg Philipp Telemann
The Wonderful Consistency of Love or Orpheus TVWV 21:18
Musikalische Drama - Hamburg 1726
Georg Philipp Telemann
The Wonderful Consistency of Love or Orpheus TVWV 21:18
Musikalische Drama - Hamburg 1726
- Instrumentation Soloists, Mixed Choir and Orchestra
- Composer Georg Philipp Telemann
- Editor Andreas Köhs René Jacobs
- Series Bärenreiter Urtext
- Editor Wolfgang Hirschmann
- Edition Piano reduction Download (Urtext)
- Publisher Bärenreiter Verlag
- Order no. BA11736-90-DL
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Description:
In Georg Philipp Telemann's Orpheus opera, the focus is not on Eurydice but on Queen Orasia, who is in mad but unrequited love with the legendary singer.
The first documented performance of the work took place in Hamburg in 1726. In keeping with the charming multilingualism of the libretto (German, Italian and French), the composer presents the recitatives, arias and choruses in the various national musical styles and, depending on the dramatic and scenic occasion, at different stylistic heights, ranging from the songlike to the pathetic and virtuosic.
The piano reduction, which is based on the Urtext of the Telemann edition, also contains editorially marked additions (including new compositions of recitatives that have only been handed down in text form) by René Jacobs, a specialist in this repertoire.
The first documented performance of the work took place in Hamburg in 1726. In keeping with the charming multilingualism of the libretto (German, Italian and French), the composer presents the recitatives, arias and choruses in the various national musical styles and, depending on the dramatic and scenic occasion, at different stylistic heights, ranging from the songlike to the pathetic and virtuosic.
The piano reduction, which is based on the Urtext of the Telemann edition, also contains editorially marked additions (including new compositions of recitatives that have only been handed down in text form) by René Jacobs, a specialist in this repertoire.