Metamorphoses

Label: Knitting Factory
Category: Music

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Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 035828031127
EAN: 0035828031127
ASIN: B000066JGT

Release Date: 2002-06-04

Metamorphoses

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Tracks:

Myrrha
Alcyon And Ceyx
Myrrha's Dream
Sleep
The Kingfisher Song
Erysichton's Feast
Orpheus Turns
Midas
Narcissus
Hunger
Metamorphoses
Rowing Theme
Athena Theme
The Suitor's Dance
Sleep Theme
Calypso I
Lotus Eaters
Penelope
Egypt
Rowing II
Phaecians Theme
Athena II
Death Of Suitors
Calypso II
The Chase
Separation
Accordion Waltz
Travelogue
Radical Student
School Days
Death Waltz
Baltimore Waltz

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Metamorphoses: A Play
The Odyssey: A Play
The Arabian Nights: A Play
The Metamorphoses of Ovid
The Love of Three Oranges: A Play for the Theatre That Takes the Commedia Dell'arte of Carlo Gozzi and Updates It for the New Millennium

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Willy Schwarz came into public view primarily through his work with Tom Waits, playing an assortment of instruments. In the '90s, while based in Chicago, Schwarz created a range of scores and compositions for that city's rich theater scene. Metamorphoses offers music by Schwarz for the Tony Award-nominated play of the same name, directed by Mary Zimmerman, as well as music for two other plays she directed, The Odyssey and The Baltimore Waltz. The moods and textures vary, taking their cues from around the world and deep into ancient history. There are pieces evoking ancient Rome and others that call forth 19th and 20th century European cabaret traditions. What it all has in common is a deft use of familiar and exotic instruments. For the most part, eschewing synthesized near-equivalents, Schwarz celebrates the resonant life of real instruments and their shimmering tonalities. From simple solo violin passages (as in "Orpheus Turns") to accordion and bell duets ("Separation"), this all springs to dramatic life. --David Greenberger

Customer Reviews:

I've seen all three.......2002-08-23

I'm from Chicago and have seen all three of the plays whose music is featured on this cd. Mary Zimmerman is a genius. Minds like hers just don't come around very often. The Baltimore Waltz was the first of hers that I saw. The song "Travelogue" was my favorite scene and Willy Schwarz's music captured it perfectly. The Odyssey was one of the most beautiful shows I've ever seen. Many of the Metamorphoses cast members were in that show. My favorite Chicago actress...who also was in Metamorphoses for a while...Mariann Mayberry, played Athena, so "Athena theme" is my favorite. Metamorphoses is amazing. I saw the show years ago in Chicago and have now seen it on Broadway twice. My favorite song has to be "Metamorphoses," but "Alcyon and Ceyx" is very close, being my favorite myth of all time and having had Louise Lamson in the scene. Willy Schwarz captures Ms. Zimmerman's shows perfectly. There is no one better for the types of shows she puts on. Truly a blessing of an album.

Three in one!.......2002-07-07

If you are a fan of Willy Schwarz then you'll love this recording. It not only plays the music from the play Metamorphoses, it also includes the other two recordings by Willy Schwarz: The Odyssey, The Baltimore Waltz.

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