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Param Vir: Snatched by the Gods and Broken Strings

Almeida Opera, London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz

  • Release Date: 18th Oct 2024
  • Catalogue No: MEX77211
  • Label: Metier
  • Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

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Contents

Vir: Snatched by the Gods

Work length52:09
  • London Sinfonietta, Almeida Opera (opera company), Robert Poulton, Susan Roberts, Jesse Gardiner-Smith, Fiona Kimm, Andrew Slater, Yvonne Barclay, Stephen Rooke, Patrick Donnelly, Nuala Willis, Richard Suart
  • Markus Stenz

I. Prelude. Dawn Maitra and the pilgrims gather.

Track length5:09

I. Moksada enters and asks to join the pilgrimage.

Track length3:39

III. Rakhal discovered on the boat. Moksada’s curse.

Track length3:21

IV. “Burden of sin”. The pilgrims respond to the curse. Moksada’s remorse.

Track length3:54

V. Annada arrives to stop Rakhal but the boat departs with him.

Track length3:43

VI. The journey to the sea.

Track length6:21

VII. Temple Bells at the place of Pilgrimmage.

Track length3:03

VIII. Duet: Moksada and Rakhal.

Track length4:41

VIII. The return journey: a furious storm arises.

Track length4:38

X. Fear possesses the pilgrims. They turn on Moksada.

Track length5:05

XI. Moksada’s last stand as she tries to protect her son.

Track length3:06

XII. The drowning of Rakhal. Sunset. Postlude.

Track length5:29

Vir: Broken Strings

Work length58:57
  • London Sinfonietta, Markus Stenz, Almeida Opera, Robert Poulton, Yvonne Barclay, Stephen Rooke, Patrick Donnelly, Nuala Willis, Richard Suart, Andrew Slater, Kevin West, Wynne Evans

I. The King summons the players of his Company.

Track length2:22

II. Their play begins. Musil begins to play.

Track length9:55

III. Guttil enters.

Track length5:04

IV. Guttil begins to play. The first string breaks.

Track length5:24

V. The Elephant appears and dances and sings with Guttil.

Track length5:07

VI. The second string breaks.

Track length3:13

VII. The Fish appears and dances and sings with Guttil.

Track length9:06

VIII. The Peacock appears and dances and sings with Guttil.

Track length4:59

IX. The Elephant, Fish and Peacock dance to the music

Track length2:11

X. Afraid of the fourth strings breaking, the King interrupts the play.The Guttil actor powerfully demonstrates the fourth strings breaking.

Track length1:30

XI. As the marvellous music resumes, Musil dismisses it as a trick.The King, troubled, banishes the players from the space.

Track length5:00

XII. Only the broken instrument remains.The King reflects on what it means for him.

Track length5:06
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