June 17, 2024

20,000 vinyl LPs 365: Igor Stravinsky ~ Oedipus Rex

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vinyl LP front cover 
Graphics design – Zdeněk Ziegler
photo of album cover by Styrous®


Today is the birthday of Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky who was born on June 7, 1882, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Oedipus rex was written towards the beginning of Stravinsky's neoclassical period, and is considered one of the finest works from this phase of the composer's career. I personally think he is the greatest of the modern composers; some may disagree but then life is subjective after all.         
 
 
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 Igor Stravinsky  ~ Oedipus rex
vinyl LP back cover
Graphics design – Zdeněk Ziegler
photo of album cover by Styrous®
 
 
 
 

  Igor Stravinsky  ~ Oedipus rex
vinyl LP gatefold interior
Graphics design – Zdeněk Ziegler
photo of album cover by Styrous®
 
 
 
This recording of Oedipus rex is a stereo recording, however, it was recorded during the period of transition from monaural to stereo. The cover was printed for the mono version so a sticker was added to adjust for that.     
 

vinyl LP front cover detail
Graphics design – Zdeněk Ziegler
detail photo by Styrous®




 
 
John Green talks on Crash Course about one of the least family-friendly family dramas in the history of family dramas, Oedipus rex that is informational and very hysterical. Peter Sellars discusses the myths and rituals surrounding the Oedipus legend (links below).             
            



There are dozens of outstanding videos of performances of Oedipus rex on YouTube. I've linked to my favorites below; each has startling sets and costumes.           


libretto

 Igor Stravinsky  ~ Oedipus rex
vinyl LP libretto cover 
Graphics design – Zdeněk Ziegler
photo by Styrous®
 
 
 
 

 Igor Stravinsky  ~ Oedipus rex
vinyl LP libretto back cover 
Graphics design – Zdeněk Ziegler
photographer unknown
photo of libretto by Styrous®









Igor Stravinsky  ~ Oedipus rex
vinyl LP side 1
photo of album cover by Styrous®






 
Igor Stravinsky  ~ Oedipus rex
vinyl LP side 2
photo of album cover by Styrous®
 





   
Tracklist:
       
Side 1:
        
        Oedipus Rex - Opera-Oratorio After Sophocles   
A        Part 1   

       
Side 2:
       
B        Part 2   
       
Companies, etc.
       

       
Credits:
       
    Chorus – Czech Philharmonic Chorus
    Chorus Master – Josef Veselka
    Composed By – Igor Stravinsky
    Conductor – Karel Ančerl
    Edited By, Engineer – František Burda
    Graphics – Zdeněk Ziegler
    Liner Notes – Jaroslav Smolka
    Orchestra – Czech Philharmonic Orchestra*
    Recording Supervisor – Dr. Ladislav Šíp*
    Translated By – Jean Danielou*
    Voice Actor [Creon] – Karel Bermann*
    Voice Actor [Jocasta] – Věra Soukupová
    Voice Actor [Oedipus] – Ivo Žídek
    Voice Actor [Speaker] – Jean Desailly
    Voice Actor [The Messenger] – Zdeněk Kroupa
    Voice Actor [The Shepherd] – Antonín Zlesák
    Voice Actor [Tiresias] – Eduard Haken
    Written-By – Jean Cocteau
       
Notes:
       
℗ 1966 (label info)
(C) 1966 (sleeve info)
Gatefold sleeve w. Liner Notes in English, Russian, German & French
cont. 4-page-inlet w. Libretto in Latin
       
Barcode and Other Identifiers
        
    Rights Society: BIEM
    Price Code: G
    Other (Manufacturing Code): 66 2
    Other (side 1): E 729
    Other (side 2): E 730

         
 
Viewfinder links:        
         
Jean Cocteau          
Peter Sellars         
Igor Stravinsky        
Zdeněk Ziegler        
        
Net links:        
        
Britannica ~.   
        Oedipus Rex play by Sophocles         
        Oedipus-Greek-mythology            
Cliff'sNotes ~ Play Summary Oedipus the King        
SparkNotes ~ Oedipus Rex         
        
YouTube links:        
        
Igor Stravinsky  ~ Oedipus rex ~         
          Bernard Haitinik, Amsterdam, 1984          
          Seiji Ozawa, Japan 1992          
          Marius Stravinsky, Russia 2021          
Crash Course ~ Fate, Family, and Oedipus Rex        
Peter Sellars ~ Oedipus Rex: Stravinsky Myths & Rituals        
        
        
         
        
        
        
Styrous® ~ Monday, June 17, 2024       
       
 
 


















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