2023

Thomas Adès’ Dante

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

Side A
Inferno

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

Side B
Inferno

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

Side C
Purgatorio

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

Side D
Paradiso

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