Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Part Three
Gluck regarded his opera Alceste as one of his greatest achievements. He was keen to impress audiences in both Vienna and Paris and, as with Orfeo ed Euridice, he wrote two versions to accommodate his audiences' tastes. Donald Macleod introduces extracts from the French version and takes a look at the last of the trilogy of Gluck's so-called 'reform operas'.
Playlist
ALCESTE -
Act I - Recit: 'Apollon est sensible a vos gemissements' to end of Act
Air: 'Je n'ai jamais cheri la vie' to end of Act II
Anne Sofie von Otter Alceste
Paul Groves Admetus
Dietrich Henschel Grand Priest of Apollo
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, Director
PHILIPS 470 293-2
CD1 T9-12
CD2 T4-6
PARIDE ED ELENA -
Act V Sc.3: 'T'inganni, il tuo destino' to end
Magdalena Koˇzená Paris
Susan Gritton Helen
Carolyn Sampson Amore
Gillian Webster Pallas Athene
Gabrieli Consort and Players
Paul McCreesh, director
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