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Music programmed for the tour covers nearly every period of choral composition from the Madrigals of Gasteldi to 20th Century compositions such as Stravinsky's "Oedipus...
...Boston Symphony Orchestra plays more than its share of unfamiliar compositions, but it seldom rallies all its forces as impressively as it did yesterday for Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex," a work scored for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and speaker as well as chorus and a full Stravinsky-sized orchestra. The effort was definitely worthwhile. There may be arguments about the style and form of the "Oedipus Rex," but there surely can be none about its interest to listeners on almost any level of musical training...
Stravinsky calls the work an "opera-oratorio," but as presented yesterday, without scenery or action, it seems to fit more closely into the latter category. It tells the Oedipus story in an abbreviated form, with the chorus playing about the same part that it does in the play and each of the male singers taking several roles. Although the text is in Latin, a speaker breaks in with details of the plot in English a few times during the performance...
...With such forces at his command, Stravinsky does not fail to write a work that is extraordinarily forceful, directed, and climactic. Musically such features as brisk contrapuntal sections for the chorus, brilliant duet and solo-against-chorus writing, and a beautiful under-statement of the last words of both Oedipus and the onlookers make a performance of the work a moving and exciting occasion...
...Club will join Serge and the Boston Symphony in a complete performance of Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex" on Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13. The concert is part of the Symphony's regular subscription series...