| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
plastic metal 4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Program notes and narrated lyrics printed as text in English and Chinese on container. |
| Performer |
Mark Hui, Jonathan Yuen, violin ; Chris Choi, viola ; Joe Chan, cello ; Ho Ying Yi, narration ; RTHK String Quartet ; Romer String Quartet. |
| Contents |
Prologue (3:34) -- Episode 1a: Dialogue (5:55) -- Episode 1b: Of Orpheus and the Hamadryads (5:21) -- Episode II: Passacaglia of Orpheus (4:37) -- Episode III: Eurydice (6:33) -- Episode IV: Chorus of The Graces: Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne (3:36) -- Episode V: Dance of dryads, Eurydice and one of the Graces (9:41) -- Episode VI: Death of Eurydice (7:26) -- Episode VII: Dryads and Apollo (3:55) -- Episode VIII: Tears of Orpheus (4:52) -- Epilogue (4:26). |
| Summary |
Based on the plot of Louis XIV's Ballet de la Nuit (1653), Eurydice (2017) is a modern realisation of the fourth watch of the 13-hours work. This part of the ballet is based on the Greek mythology of Orpheus and Eurydice, who loved each other but failed to end happily. The text in Eurydice is recited by a female vocal artist, in which she recites all the male and female roles, including the Companion of Orpheus, Hamadryads, the three Graces, and Eurydice. This monologue, aside from having a dramatic multiple personae effect, is also a reciprocation to the 17th century's cross-casting tradition, when female roles were often played by men-an example would be Louis XIV playing the wine-loving Bacchante in Ballet des Fêtes de Bacchus (1651) before he reached his full adult maturity. The text is adapted from Sébastien Daucé's reconstruction of the Ballet de la Nuit in 2015, where he also includes sections from Luigi Rossi's Orfeo (1647) into the realisation.This 11-movements hour-long work Eurydice (2017) is composed for the collective dance film project, Le Ballet de la Nuit, curated by the Centre de Vidéo Danse de Bourgogne (France), with 12 other composers and 13 screendance artists from around the world. |
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Eurydice (Greek mythological character) -- Songs and music.
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Eurydice (Greek mythological character) |
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Songs and music.
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Ballets.
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Ballets. |
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Computer music.
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Computer music. |
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Computer music.
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Ballets (Music)
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Sound recordings.
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Ballets (Music)
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Sound recordings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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| Added Author |
Hui, Mark, instrumentalist.
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Yuen, Jonathan (Violinist), instrumentalist.
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Choi, Chris Shu-lun, instrumentalist.
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Chan, Joe (Cellist), instrumentalist.
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Ho, Ying Yi, narrator.
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RTHK String Quartet, instrumentalist.
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Romer String Quartet, instrumentalist.
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