Guenter Schlienz
Orphée Aux Enfers (LP)
*2024 stock* Orphée Aux Enfers is a comic operetta and satirical treatment of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus by French composer Jacques Offenbach. The classic story of Orpheus concerns a renowned musician who is so distraught over the death of his wife, Eurydice, that he attempts to rescue her from the Underworld, the place of the dead. It’s a myth of enduring love between Orpheus and Eurydice that has inspired artists, writers and composers such as Günter Schlienz.
Recorded winter 2019/20 with DIY modular synth, tape machines, guitar and field recordings
Many thanks to:
Oliver Sascha Frick for electric viola, effects on “Rêve D'orphée"
Ronnie Oliveras and Ruth-Maria Adam for strings, noises and voices on “Eurydike"
Elisabeth von Stritzky and Teresa Smolnik for voices,
Stefan Schreiber for piano on “Kerberus"
Thomas Tronich for saxophone on “Don't Look Back"
Stephan Mathieu for Mastering
Julia Hohlbaum for Artwork
