CARL ORFF . ANTIGONA ----------POR RITA AMODEI

..Carl Orff's Antigonae (COMPLETE) Ferdinand Leitner conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ultra-rare DG 20th Century Classics release. Recorded in Munich 1961 in the presence of the composer, using Friedrich Holderlin's German translation in Five Scenes. -First performed in Salzburg 1949. Orchestra includes: Double Basses, Woodwinds, Trumpets, Harps and 6 Pianos. DRAMATIS PERSONAE: ANTIGONE - Inge Borkh ISMENE - Claudia Hellmann CREON - Carlos Alexander HAEMON - Fritz Uhl TIRESIAS - Ernst Haeflinger GUARD - Gerhard Stolze MESSENGER - Kim Borg EURYDICE - Hetty Plumacher CHORUS LEADER - Keith Engen ELDERS OF THEBES . Since there are 4 recordings of Orff's Antigonae available, my personal favorite is Wolfgang Sawallisch's live recording from 1958. It is not only vividly realistic on every level, but when compared to Leitner's it is almost a completely different piece of music! I decided to post Leitner's recording because Orff was in the studio during its making, it is the only studio recording with beautifully recorded sound...and of its extreme rarity!