As early as antiquity, and also during the Renaissance, Ovid’s Metamorphoses were an almost inexhaustible source of inspiration for literature and the visual arts. Also twentieth-century music offers numerous references. With works by Benjamin Britten, Ottorino Respighi and Witold Lutoslawski.
Playlist
- Benjamin Britten – Six Metamorphoses after Ovid
Céline Moinet, oboe
- Ottorino Respighi – Metamorphoseon modi XII
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma / Francesco La Vecchia, conductor
- Witold Lutoslawski – Grave
Roman Jablonski, cello / Krystina Borucinska, piano
