Benjamin Britten6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op.49Helen JahrenModern6 Mvts. · 14 min 12 sCompare all recordings of this workMovements6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49: I. PAN who played upon the reed pipe which was Syrinx, his beloved2 min 28 sPlays this movement6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49: II. PHAETON who rode upon the chariot of the sun for one day and was hurled into the river Padus by a thunderbolt1 min 27 sPlays this movement6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49: III. NIOBE who, lamenting the death of her fourteen children, was turned into a mountain2 min 07 sPlays this movement6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49: IV. BACCHUS at whose feasts Is heard the noise of gaggling women's tattling tongues and shouting out of boys2 min 12 sPlays this movement6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49: V. NARCISSUS who fell in love with his own image and became a flower3 min 02 sPlays this movement6 Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49: VI. ARETHUSA who, flying from the love of Alpheus the river god, was turned into a fountain2 min 53 sPlays this movementPerformersHelen JahrenCreditsAlbumBritten: Temporal Variations / Dorati: 5 Pieces for Oboe / Krenek: 4 Pieces for OboeLabelBISRecording year2004
