Richard Pennycuick wrote:

>Browsing the online outlets, I found a Panton CD containing, among other
>compositions, Orphikon, a work by Rafael Kubelik which is a symphony and
>may have vocal parts.  Can anyone shed light on this CD?

I haven't heard this, but Musica Bona (a wonderful online store operated
out of Prague) has this info:

    Kubelik Conduct Kubelik

    Orphikon (symphony)
    Cantata without Words
    Inventions and Interludes

    Kuhn Children Chorus, Bavarian Radio Chorus
    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik

    Catalogue No.: 811264-2
    Label: Panton, 1994
    Total time 69:20

    http://www.musicabona.com/catalog1/811264-2.html

My guess is that Orphikon is for orchestra, and the choruses perform in
the Cantata without Words.

Dave Lampson
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