Mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager, who sang Sophie in London, reprised the role at the National Opera, joined by American baritone Rod Gilfry as Nathan Landau, the schizophrenic man who initially rescues Sophie and then persuades her to join him in a suicide pact. Maw also prepared a concert suite for orchestra based on the music. Odyssey was performed in BBC's Maida Vale Studios on 9 December 2005, and was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 two days later. Rattle has also conducted a recording of the work with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Chronological list of compositions Eight Chinese Lyrics (1956) for mezzo-soprano Requiem (1956–57) for voices & orchestra Flute Sonatina (1957) Nocturne (1957) for mezzo-soprano & chamber orchestra Six Chinese Songs (1959) for contralto & piano Five Epigrams (1960) for chorus Our Lady's song (1961), carol for chorus Chamber Music (1962) for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon & piano Scenes and Arias (1962, rev. 1966) for soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto and orchestra Round (1963) for children's voices, SATB chorus and piano The Angel Gabriel (1963), choral arrangement of Basque melody Bulalow (1964), carol for chorus One Man Show (1964, rev. 1966 & 1970), opera Arrangement of Corpus Christi Carol (1964) for sopranos and piano String Quartet No. 1 (1965) Severn Bridge Variation (1966) for a composite work with Malcolm Arnold, Michael Tippett, Alun Hoddinott, Grace Williams and Daniel Jones Sinfonia (1966) for chamber orchestra Six Interiors (1966) for tenor and guitar Sonata (1966) for strings and two horns The Voice of Love, Eight Peter Porter songs (1966) for mezzo-soprano & piano Double Canon for Igor Stravinsky on his 85th Birthday (1967) The Rising of the Moon (1967–70), three-act opera Concert Music from The Rising of the Moon (arr. 1972) for orchestra Epitaph-Canon in Memory of Igor Stravinsky (1971) for flute, clarinet & harp Five Irish Songs (1972) for chorus Personae I, II & III (1973) for piano Serenade for orchestra (1973, rev. 1977) Life Studies (1973–76) for fifteen strings Te Deum (1975) for treble or soprano, tenor, SATB chorus, congregation and organ Reverdie (1975), five songs for male voices Annes! (1976) for unaccompanied SATB chorus Nonsense Rhymes for Children (1976), 20 songs with piano accompaniment La Vita Nuova (1979), five songs for soprano and chamber ensemble The Ruin (1980) for SSAATTBB chorus and solo horn Flute Quartet (1981) Summer Dances (1981) for orchestra Night Thoughts (1982) for solo flute String Quartet No.