Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste

Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Charles Mackerras (Conductor), Maurits Sillem (Performer), Orchestra of The Royal Opera (Orchestra), Elaine Mary Hall (Performer), Janet Baker (Performer), Janice Hooper-Roe (Performer), John Shirley-Quirk (Performer), Jonathan Summers (Performer), Maldwyn Davies (Performer), Mark Curtis (Performer), Matthew Best (Performer), Philip Gelling (Performer), Robert Tear (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Maurits Sillem, Elaine Mary Hall, Janet Baker, Janice Hooper-Roe, John Shirley-Quirk, et al.
• Orchestra: Orchestra of The Royal Opera
• Conductor: Charles Mackerras
• Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck
• Audio CD (April 29, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: BBC Legends
• ASIN: B0013ND3AW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #415,713 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Ouverture

2. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Choeur. Dieux, rendez-nous notre roi, notre père!

3. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Choeur. Ô malheureux Admète!

4. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Air. Grands Dieux! du destin qui m'accable

5. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Pantomime. Moderato

6. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Récitatif. Dieu puissant, écarte du trône

7. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Pantomime. Adagio

8. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Récitatif. Immortel Apollon!

9. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Récitatif. Apollon est sensible à vos gémissements

10. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 1. Récitatif. Où suis-je?

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Disc: 2

1. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 2. Choeur avec la danse. Parez vos fronts de fleurs nouvelles

2. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 2. Air. Ô Dieux! soutenez mon courage

3. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 2. Air. Bannis la crainte et les alarmes

4. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 2. Air. Je n'ai jamais chéri la vie

5. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 2. Récitatif. Grands Dieux! pour mon époux

6. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 2. Air. Ah! malgré moi, mon faible coeur partage

7. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 3. Récitatif. Nous ne pouvons trop répandre de larmes

8. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 3. Récitatif. Après de longs travaux

9. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 3. Récitatif. Au pouvoir de la mort je saurai la ravir

10. Alceste (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 44: Act 3. Récitatif. Grands Dieux soutenez mon courage!

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