Hailed as a “a musical invention” by the LA Times, the group’s interpretations were recorded live at the Walt Disney Concert Hall by Nonesuch Records for release as a digital and physical album, in addition to a limited-edition two–LP vinyl set — the work’s world-premiere audio recording.
Out today, 21 April 2023, Thomas Adès: Dante is a ballet score in three acts – “Inferno,” “Purgatorio,” and “Paradiso” – inspired by the alternately chilling and sunlit landscapes of Dante Alighieri’s La Divina Commedia and sharing Adès’ ambitious vision of heaven, hell, and the in-between.
Buy on April 21, 2023
I. Abandon Hope—
II. The Selfish—stung by wasps
III. The Ferryman
IV. Pavan of the Souls in Limbo—
V. Paolo and Francesca—the endless whirlwind
VI. The Gluttons—in slime
VII. The Suicides—the bleeding trees—
VIII. The Deviants—on burning sand—
IX. The Fortune-tellers—facing both ways
X. The Popes’ Adagio—heads first—
XI. The Hypocrites—in coats of lead
XII. The Thieves—devoured by reptiles
XIII. Satan—in the lake of ice
I. Dawn on the Sea of Purgatory—
II. Mount Purgatory—
III. The Valley of Flowers—
IV. The Healing Fire—
V. The Earthly Paradise—
VI. The Heavenly Procession—
VII. The Ascent
Paradise—Moon—Mercury—Venus—Sun—Mars—Jupiter (The Eagle)—Saturn (The Golden Ladder)—Fixed Stars—Empyrean
