FOSS: “Orpheus and Euridice”; “Renaissance Flute Concerto”;...

FOSS: “Orpheus and Euridice”; “Renaissance Flute Concerto”; “Solomon Rossi” Suite. Yehudi Menuhin and Edna Michell, violins; Carol Wincenc, flute; Brooklyn Philharmonic, conducted by Foss. New World Records, NW 375-2 (compact disc). Renaissance and Baroque styles, in well-performed, modern instrumental dress, spring alive in the beautiful concerto and suite. The 1983 revision of the original 1972 “Orpheus” is a sparely scored yet terrifying evocation of a descent into hell, with an impassioned love duet (two violins) before violent death.