Jean Rigby, Alan Opie, Jon Garrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Andrew Davis & Martyn Brabbins - Harrison Birtwistle: The Mask of Orpheus

Birtwistle's awe-inspiring masterpiece is a key work in the development of post-war opera, groundbreaking in its fusion of music, song, drama, myth and electronics.GRAMOPHONE AWARD - BEST CONTEMPORARY RECORDING 1998'Music of utterly compelling beauty and sheer elemental force' The Independent'This has to be one of the most important recording events of the decade' The Sunday Times'A landmark recording of a contemporary operatic masterpiece' Classic CD