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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