{"product_id":"dido-and-orfeo-after-purcell-and-gluck","title":"Dido and Orfeo (after Purcell and Gluck)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis music, for saxophone, viola, cello, and piano, was written by \u003cstrong\u003eGavin Bryars\u003c\/strong\u003e for ballet and involves a reworking of music from Purcell's \u003cem\u003eDido and Aeneas\u003c\/em\u003e and Gluck's \u003cem\u003eOrfeo ed Euridice\u003c\/em\u003e, just as a previous collaboration, \u003cem\u003eAmjad\u003c\/em\u003e (BCGBCD10), had taken Tchaikovsky's \u003cem\u003eSwan Lake\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e as its source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe music originates in extracts from the two operas chosen by the choreographer - sometimes only forty seconds or less - but recomposed into longer pieces. A few of these, like Purcell's \"Dido's Lament,\" are well-known, others less so. But each piece, however much it is transformed, extended or modified, is recognizable from the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe music was recorded live during the ballet's world tour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GB Records","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50394255360331,"sku":"2053726","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5052442023654_192b07e0_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726435141","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/dido-and-orfeo-after-purcell-and-gluck","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}