Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice / Ragin, McNair, Sieden, Gardiner

Christoph Willibald Gluck (Artist), John Eliot Gardiner (Artist), Sylvia McNair (Artist), Derek Lee Ragin (Artist), Cyndia Sieden (Artist), Monteverdi Choir (Artist), English Baroque Soloists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 1994)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000004149
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,382 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ov - Eng Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner

2. Act One: Coro: Ah, se intorno a quest'urna funesta - Monteverdi Choir/Derek Lee Ragin

3. Act One: Recitativo: Basta, basta, o compagni! - Derek Lee Ragin

4. Act One: Ballo (Larghetto) - Eng Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner

5. Act One: Coro: Ah, se intorno a quest'urna funesta - Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner

6. Act One: Aria: Chiamo il mio ben cosi - Derek Lee Ragin

7. Act One: Recitativo: T'assiste Amore! - Cyndia Sieden/Derek Lee Ragin

8. Act One: Aria: Gli sguardi trattieni - Cyndia Sieden

9. Act One: Recitativo: Che disse? che ascoltai? - Derek Lee Ragin

10. Act Two: Ballo (Maestoso)/Coro: Chi mai dell'Erebo - Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Act Three: Recitativo: Vieni, segui i miei passi - Derek Lee Ragin/Sylvia McNair

2. Act Three: Duetto: Vieni, appaga il tuo consorte! - Derek Lee Ragin/Sylvia McNair

3. Act Three: Recitativo: Qual vita e questa mai - Sylvia McNair

4. Act Three: Aria: Che fiero momento - Sylvia McNair

5. Act Three: Recitativo: Ecco un nouvo tormento - Derek Lee Ragin/Sylvia McNair

6. Act Three: Aria: Che faro senza Euridice? - Derek Lee Ragin

7. Act Three: Recitativo: A finisca e per sempre - Derek Lee Ragin

8. Act Three: Maestoso/Ballo: 1. (Grazioso)-2. Allegro-3. Andante-4. Allegro - Eng Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner

9. Act Three: Coro: Trionfi Amore! - Derek Lee Ragin/Cyndia Sieden/Sylvia McNair/Monteverdi Choir

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking music sung with brilliance, June 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice / Ragin, McNair, Sieden, Gardiner (Audio CD)

I own two different recordings of this work both with countertenors in the title role. This one has a tragic edge to it that really captures the mood of the piece. Derek lee Ragin is convincing from the start with his cries for his lost Euridice. The Dance of the Furies is also a highlight of this recording. Sylvia Mcnair, whom I saw recently in a performance of Giulio Cesare has the perfect voice for music from the baroque and classical era. She is a perfectly innocent Euridice. I reccomend this recording to anyone.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best recording of Orfeo ed Euridice, June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice / Ragin, McNair, Sieden, Gardiner (Audio CD)

I got goose-pimple-bones every time I listen to this CD. There no better recordings of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice existing. Yo can not compare the voice of Derek Lee Ragin to other countertenors. He is just the best.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizingly beautiful, March 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice / Ragin, McNair, Sieden, Gardiner (Audio CD)

Recently someone helped himself to, among other things, a huge stack of CDs from our home. This CD is among our top-three list of immediate replacements.