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The play of the end of times Music and text by Carl Ortf
Singing. chanting, choral speaking, ecstatic wailing and ritual banging of over 100 percussion instruments are just some of the sounds in Orff's new scenic cantata. The Sibyls foretell the horror of doomsday. Anchorites (early Christian hermits) refute their predictions and tell of redemption - and they dream a dream of the Last Men and what their end will be.
COLOGNE RADIO CHORUS RIAS CHAMBER CHOIR TOLZ BOYS' CHOIR
COLOGNE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conducted by HERBERT VON KARAJAN
(Austrian Radio recording of the first performance given at this year's Salzburg Festival) Prologue read by ROBIN HOLMES

Contributors

Conducted By:
Herbert von Karajan
Read By:
Robin Holmes
Contralto SOLO:
Christa Ludwig
Tenor solo:
Peter Schreier
Choir leader:
Josef Greindl
Lucifer:
Hartmut Forchs
The Sibyls Colette lorand:
Jane Marsh
The Sibyls:
Colette Lorand
The Sibyls ,:
Kay Griffel
The Sibyls:
Gwendolyn Killebrew
The Sibyls:
Kari Lovaas
The Sibyls:
Anna Tomowa Sintow
The Sibyls:
Reljx Angervo
, The Sibyls:
Sylvia Anderson
The Sibyls:
Glenys Loulis
The Anchorites:
Erik Geisen
The Anchorites:
Hans Wegmann
The Anchorites:
Hans Helm
The Anchorites:
Wolfgang Anheisser
The Anchorites:
Siegfried Rudolf Frese
The Anchorites:
Hermann Patzalt
The Anchorites:
Hannes Jokel
The Anchorites:
Anton Diakov
The Anchorites:
Boris Carmeli
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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