Don Shirley – Orpheus in the Underworld – Band 2 – 1956

One day Orpheus wandered through the woods he fell in love with a nymph called Eurydice. Their happiness was as beautiful as the sky and the sea. And Hymen, the God of Marriage, flew down from Olympus in his saffron-colored robe to wed them. But the joy of their love was quickly destroyed, for on that very day, as Eurydice wandered in a meadow, she was bitten by a poisonous viper and died leaving Orpheus alone in consuming sorrow. Don Shirley, an improvisation based on the story of “Orpheus in the Underworld” (Cadence, 1956). Digital conversion from original vinyl to high-quality .mp3 via Audacity (audacityteam.org).