Thomas Adès je súčasný britský skladateľ. Jeho dielo Dante je trojdielna baletná hudba inšpirovaná Božskou komédiou Dante Alighieriho. Jednotlivé časti nesú názvy Inferno (Peklo), Purgatorio (Očistec) a Paradiso (Raj). Skladba bola pôvodne určená pre londýnsku Kráľovskú operu.
Tento album na 2 CD prináša nahrávku z vydavateľstva Nonesuch. Dirigent Gustavo Dudamel riadi Los Angeles Philharmonic a Los Angeles Master Chorale. Dielo naštudoval už s viacerými poprednými telesami vrátane orchestra parížskej Národnej opery a Londýnskej filharmónie.
Skladby
CD1
1. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": I. Abandon Hope -
2. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": II. The Selfish - stung by wasps
3. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": III. The Ferryman
4. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": IV. Pavan of the Souls in Limbo -
5. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": V. Paolo and Francesca - the endless whirlwind
6. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": VI. The Gluttons - in slime
7. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": VII. The Suicides - the bleeding trees -
8. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": VIII. The Deviants - on burning sand -
9. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": IX. The Fortune-tellers - facing both ways
10. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": X. The Popes' Adagio - heads first -
11. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": XI. The Hypocrites - in coats of lead
12. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": XII. The Thieves - devoured by reptiles
13. Ades: Dante, Pt. I "Inferno": XIII. Satan - in the lake of ice
CD2
1. Ades: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": I. Dawn on the Sea of Purgatory -
2. Ades: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": II. Mount Purgatory -
3. Ades: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": III. The Valley of Flowers -
4. Ades: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": IV. The Healing Fire -
5. Ades: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": V. The Earthly Paradise -
6. Ades: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": VI. The Heavenly Procession -
7. Ades: Dante, Pt. II "Purgatorio": VII. The Ascent
8. Ades: Dante, Pt. III "Paradiso": Awakening - Moon - Mercury - Venus - Sun - Mars - Jupiter (The Eagle) - Saturn
