Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Christoph Willibald Gluck's masterpiece, "Orfeo ed Euridice," a seminal work in the world of opera that continues to captivate audiences centuries after its creation. Released on Nar Classical, this 2003 recording offers a pristine and engaging journey through Gluck's iconic composition, lasting approximately 2 hours and 6 minutes.
Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice" is a cornerstone of classical music, renowned for its innovative approach to opera during the 18th century. This recording features the complete opera, from the stirring "Ouverture" to the triumphant "Balletto finale," showcasing Gluck's ability to blend dramatic intensity with melodic elegance. The opera tells the mythical tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, a story of love, loss, and redemption that has resonated through the ages.
The album is a testament to Gluck's revolutionary contributions to opera, marked by its simplicity and emotional depth. Each track, from the haunting choruses to the soaring arias, is performed with meticulous attention to detail, bringing to life the complex characters and their poignant journey. The recording captures the essence of Gluck's vision, making it an essential addition to any classical music enthusiast's collection.
Whether you are a seasoned opera aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, this recording of "Orfeo ed Euridice" offers a rich and rewarding listening experience. Gluck's timeless composition, combined with the exquisite performances, makes this album a true gem in the world of classical music.
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25: "Ouverture"Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act I: "Ah! se intorno a quest'urna funesta" (I) (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act I: "Amici quel lamento aggrava il mio dolore" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act I: "Pantomima: ritornello" (I)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act I: "Ah! se intorno a quest'urna funesta" (II) (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act I: "Vuol io restare da solo" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act I: "Pantomima: ritornello" (II)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act I: "Chiamo il mio ben così, quando si mostra il dì" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act I: "O voi del regno delle ombre" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act I: "Amor assisterà l'infelice marito" (Amore)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Rita Streich
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act I: "Dalla cetra tua dolci tuoni" (Amore, Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Rita Streich, Margaret Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act I: "Gli sguardi trattieni, affrena gli accenti" (Amore)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Rita Streich
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act I: "Che disse! che ascoltai! Dunque Euridice vivrà" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Ballo delle Furie"Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Chi mai dell'Erebo fra le caligini" (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Deh! placatevi con me, furie, larve" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Misero giovine! che vuoi, che mediti?" (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Mille pene, ombre moleste, come voi sopporto anch'io" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act II: "Ah quale incognito affetto flebile" (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Men tiranne, ah! voi sareste al mio pianto" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act II: "Ah quale incognito affetto flebile" (II) (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act II: "Danza degli spiriti beati" (I)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Balletto"Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act II: "Danza degli spiriti beati" (II)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act II: "Danza degli spiriti beati" (III)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "E' quest'asilo ameno e grato" (Euridice, Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Erna Berger, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Che puro ciel! che chiaro sol!" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Vieni a' regni del riposo, grande eroe" (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act II: "Danza degli spiriti beati" (IV)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Ah! Voi ombre felici quella che io tanto piango" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act II: "Torna, o bella, al tuo consorte" (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Vien, o diletta, vien con me" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Vien non tardar, vieni cara" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Ah dovessi io saper perché sì taci tanto" (Euridice)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Erna Berger
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Che fiero momento! Che barbara sorte!" (Euridice)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Erna Berger
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30, ICG 25, Act III: "Avvezzo il contento.../Qual dolor al mio cor" (Euridice, Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Erna Berger, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Quale prova crudele" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Ah! Che ho fatto mai" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Che farò senza Euridice" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Che vuole il core mio, di viver che io finisca" (Orfeo)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Margarete Klose
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "No più! Che fai tu?" (Amore)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Rita Streich
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Trionfi Amore, e il mondo intero serva all'impero" (Coro)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Chor der Städtischen Oper Berlin
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Danza"Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Gaudio, gaudio son al cuore" (Euridice, Orfeo, Amore)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother, Erna Berger, Margarete Klose, Rita Streich
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, ICG 25, Act III: "Balletto finale"Christoph Willibald Gluck, Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin, Artur Rother
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