Paul Hindemith's Attempt to Reconstruct the First Performance of Monteverdi's Orfeo.

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Disc 1
1. Interview with Paul Hindemith on his recording of the Symphony Mathis der Maler 00:04:07
Gabrieli, Giovanni
Anonymous - lyricist(s)
Sacrae symphoniae (excerpts) 00:10:00
2. » Virtue Magna 00:03:24
3. » Canzon septimi et octavi toni 00:03:17
4. » Nunc dimittis 00:03:19
Monteverdi, Claudio
Striggio, Alessandro - lyricist(s)
L'Orfeo (excerpts) 01:35:07
5. » Prologo: Dal mio Permesso amato a voi ne vengo (La Musica) 00:04:57
6. » Act I: Pastore 00:03:03
7. » Act I: Lasciate i monti (Chorus) 00:01:51
8. » Act I: Rosa del ciel, vita del mondo e degna (Orfeo, Chorus) 00:04:28
9. » Act I: Ma s'il nostro gioir dal ciel deriva (Shepherd) 00:04:45
10. » Act II: Sinfonia: Ecco purch'a voi ritorno (Orfeo) 00:01:31
11. » Act II: Mira che se n'alletta (Orfeo) 00:03:00
12. » Act II: Ritornello - Vi ricorda, o boschi amorosi (Orfeo, Shepherd 1) 00:02:59
13. » Act II: Ahi caso acerbo - In un fiorito prato con l'altre sue compagne (Messaggiera, Shepherd) 00:06:07
14. » Act II: Tu sei morta, mia vita, ed io respiro? (Orfeo) 00:02:28
15. » Act II: Ahi, caso acerbo! (Chorus) 00:02:45
16. » Act II: Chi ne consola, ahi lassi? (Shepherds 1 and 3) 00:01:35
17. » Act II: Ahi, caso acerbo! ahi fat'empio e crudele (Chorus) 00:02:57
Disc 2
Monteverdi, Claudio
Striggio, Alessandro - lyricist(s)
L'Orfeo (excerpts) 01:35:07
1. » Act III: Part I 00:05:59
2. » Act III. O tu ch'innanzi morte (Caronte) 00:01:44
3. » Act III: Possente spirto, e formidabil nume (Orfeo, Caronte) 00:09:22
4. » Act III: Ben mi lusinga alquanto dilettandomi il core (Caronte, Orfeo) 00:02:40
5. » Act III: Ei dorme, e la mia cetra (Orfeo) 00:02:27
6. » Act III: Nulla impressa per uom si tenta invano (Chorus of the Spirits of Hell) 00:01:40
7. » Act IV: Part I 00:02:38
8. » Act IV: Benche severo ed immutabil fato (Plutone, Chorus of Spirits, Chorus of the Spirits of Hell, Prosepina) 00:01:52
9. » Act IV: O de gli habitator de l'ombre eterne (Spirit) 00:01:49
10. » Act IV: Pietade, oggi, e amore (Chorus, Spirit 1, Orfeo, Spirit 3, Euridice, Spirit 4) 00:00:32
11. » Act IV: Ritornello … Qual honor di te fia degno (Orfeo, First Spirit) 00:03:05
12. » Act IV: Ahi, vista troppo dolce e troppo amara! (Euridice, Chorus of Spirits) 00:01:59
13. » Act IV: Sinfonia a 7: E la virtute un raggio (Chorus) 00:02:37
14. » Act V: Ritornello 00:07:40
15. » Track 15: Act V: Sinfonia: Perch'a lo sdegno e al dolor in preda (Apollo, Orfeo) 00:04:57
16. » Act V: Ritornello (Chorus) 00:01:09
17. » Act V: Moresca