Los Angeles Philharmonic | Ades Dante | 2LP

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra performs on this recording. The recording was conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, the orchestra's Music and Artistic Director.

This is a two LP limited edition release of Dante, a ballet score in three parts by Thomas Adès based on Dante Alighieri's La Divina Commedia. It was recorded at a concert performance in spring 2022 at Walt Disney Concert Hall and released on Nonesuch on April 21, 2023. Credits include the Los Angeles Master Chorale, with Grant Gershon as chorus master, and Dmitriy Lipay as producer.

Track List

Side A

1. Abandon Hope
2. The Selfish: Stung By Wasps
3. The Ferryman
4. Pavan of the Souls in Limbo
5. Paolo and Francesca: The Endless Whirlwind
6. The Gluttons: In Slime

Side B

1. The Suicides: The Bleeding Trees
2. The Deviants: On Burning Sand
3. The Fortune-tellers: Facing Both Ways
4. The Popes' Adagio: Heads First
5. The Hypocrites: In Coats of Lead
6. The Thieves: Devoured By Reptiles
7. Satan: In the Lake of Ice

Side C

1. Dawn On the Sea of Purgatory
2. Mount Purgatory
3. The Valley of Flowers
4. The Healing Fire
5. The Earthly Paradise
6. The Heavenly Procession
7. The Ascent

Side D

1. Paradise/Moon/Mercury/Venus/Sun/Mars/Jupiter (The Eagle)/Saturn (The Golden Ladder)/Fixed Stars/Empyrean