Othello (Ballet Score)

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Othello
Othello cover
Soundtrack by Elliot Goldenthal
Released June 2, 1998
Recorded Davies Symphony Hall, April 20, 1998.
Genre Classical, Avante Garde
Length 69:05
Label Varese Sarabande,
Cat.VSD-5942
Producer Elliot Goldenthal
Professional reviews
Elliot Goldenthal chronology
Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass (1996) Othello
(1998)		 The Green Bird (1999)

"Othello" is an orchestral score composed by Elliot Goldenthal for Lar Lubovitch's production of the ballet in 1998 and released commercially on the Varese Sarabande label. The ballet was commissioned by The American Ballet Theater and The San Francisco Ballet.

The score is atonal and disonant like Goldenthal's film scores but vastly more complex as he is required to provide not only the music but also all of the complex ambience and to set the pace and rhythm for the dancers on the stage.[1]

[edit] Track listing

  1. Act I: Sarabande (3:12)
  2. Act I: Entrada (2:24)
  3. Act I: Carnival Dance (2:09)
  4. Act I: Cassio (2:36)
  5. Act I: Formal Court Dance (5:09)
  6. Act I: Othello And Desdemona (6:08)
  7. Act I: Zigzag Dance (1:47)
  8. Act I: Iago And Emilia (5:06)
  9. Act II: Storm And Ships' Arrival (8:51)
  10. Act II: Tarantella (14:12)
  11. Act III: Lies And Variations: Lies And Variations/Iago And Othello/Othello's Solo Dance (7:44)
  12. Act III: Desdemona's Prayer (5:25)
  13. Act III: Adagietto And Coda Agitato (6:25)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Othello - Elliot Goldenthal

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