Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Highlights)

Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Ervin Lukacs (Conductor), Julia Hamari (Performer), Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), Maria Zempleni (Performer), Veronika Kincses (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Julia Hamari, Maria Zempleni, Veronika Kincses
• Orchestra: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
• Conductor: Ervin Lukacs
• Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck
• Audio CD (March 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001VHQ
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,915 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Overture

2. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Ah, se intormo a quest' urna funesta

3. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Chiamo il mio ben cosi

4. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Gli sguardi trattieni

5. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Chi mai dell'Erebo fra le caligini... Mille pene

6. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

7. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Vieni a' regni del riposo

8. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Torna, o bella

9. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Vieni, appaga il tuo consorte

10. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Che fiero momento

11. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Che farņ senza Euridice

12. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Ballet Music

13. Orfeo ed Euridice (Italian version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 30: Trionfi Amore

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful enough, June 18, 2000

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Mr JB (Karlskrona Sweden) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Highlights) (Audio CD)

This highlights record of one of the best loved operas of Opera's great reformist Gluck is over all nice. All three main roles are sung by females, a great plus for those who do not like countertenors. What might disturb you is that this fact makes it a little harder to separate the voices from each other. On the other hand, the voices are very good here. Julia Hamari producing some lovely sound and varied colour to her Orfeo. Her "che faro..." is just as good as other singers on more expensive versions. Veronika Kincses and Maria Zempleni also does well in their roles. The orchestral playing is a little strangely recorded, sounding very dry (too dry for my taste) and the famous ballet close to the end has, I think, been shortened - I really don't see why, this is lovely music. One might also think that Lukacs' conducting is a little to modest in his search for the score's beauty. But those are small objections to a good recording.

Another thing to commend this record is the fact that it's a highlight record. If you're not very keen to this music, it usually bores you after an hour or so, but in this way you get the best and the listening is clean pleasure at very good price too.

3.0 out of 5 stars Be cautious before ordering, February 2, 2011

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This review is from: Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Highlights) (Audio CD)

This CD is largely a collection of choral and orchestral selections. There are relatively few of the famous arias from this opera. If this is what you want, the music is enjoyable and the performances are quite good for the most part. In one selection, the solo portion of a chorus is barely audible.