Album guide
The Othello Syndrome
- Composer
- Verdi
- Released
- 2008
- Label
- Winter & Winter
- Forces
- Piano, Guitar, Vocal
- Personnel
- Uri Caine and a mixed vocal and instrumental ensemble
Caine first presented the project at the 2003 Venice Biennale, then accumulated the album’s recordings between 2005 and 2008.
Three singers and several spoken voices take different angles on the drama, while the ensemble follows Verdi’s Otello scene by scene with jazz, electronics and newly composed responses.
Hear both
The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.
The classical player uses one complete performance of Verdi’s Otello, which the album follows scene by scene.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Othello’s VictoryAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Fire SongAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Drinking SongAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Love Duet with Othello and DesdemonaAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Introduction to Act IIAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Iago’s CredoAfter Verdi’s Otello
- She’s the Only One I LoveAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Iago’s WebAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Desdemona’s LamentAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Am I a Fool?After Verdi’s Otello
- The Lion of VeniceAfter Verdi’s Otello
- Othello’s ConfessionAfter Verdi’s Otello
- The Willow Song / Ave MariaAfter Verdi’s Otello
- MurderAfter Verdi’s Otello
- The Death of OthelloAfter Verdi’s Otello