The Bassarids

Album by Hans Werner Henze & RIAS Kammerchor & Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart & Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin & Gerd Albrecht

Die Bassariden (The Bassarids) is an opera by German composer Hans Werner Henze, premiered in 1966. The score blends serial techniques, lyrical passages and avant-garde orchestral colour with prominent choral writing, drawing on Greek tragedy and representing Henze's mid‑career move towards large-scale operatic drama.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Die Bassarids: Pentheus is now our Lord
    29:30
  2. 2.
    Die Bassarids: Could I have only seen the raw deed plainly
    25:00
  3. 3.
    Die Bassarids: Strange feet startle the road from Thebes
    31:39
  4. 4.
    Die Bassarids: I looked into eyes that were my own
    29:16

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