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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

Derek Lee Ragin (Orfeo), Sylvia McNair (Euridice), Cyndia Sieden (Amor)

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Gardiner's original-version Orfeo is unequalled in dramatic conviction, sweep and command. Leading roles have been bettered elsewhere; but overall this is one of the great Gluck recordings. More…

This release includes a digital booklet

Contents

Excerpt, Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

Work length2:57
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  • English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

Overtura

Track length2:57
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Sung in Italian / Vienna version (1762) - Act 1

Work length4:16
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  • Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
  • Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Ah, se intorno a quest'urna funesta"

Track length3:25
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"Basta, basta, o compagni!"

Track length0:51
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Vienna version (1762) - Act 1

Work length2:40
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  • English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

Ballo (Larghetto)

Track length2:40
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Sung in Italian / Vienna version (1762) - Act 1

Work length16:33
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  • Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor), Cyndia Sieden (soprano)
  • Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Ah, se intorno a quest'urna funesta"

Track length2:32
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"Chiamo il mio ben così"

Track length7:29
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"T'assiste Amore!"

Track length1:39
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"Gli sguardi trattieni"

Track length2:45
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"Che disse? che ascoltai?"

Track length2:08
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act 2

Work length12:39
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  • Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
  • Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

Ballo (Maestoso) - "Chi mai dell'Erebo"

Track length4:00
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"Deh! placatevi con me"

Track length2:22
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"Misero giovane"

Track length4:25
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Ballo (Andante)

Track length1:52
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Sung in Italian / Vienna version (1762) - Act 2

Work length8:01
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  • Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
  • Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Che puro ciel, che chiaro sol"

Track length6:06
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"Vieni a' regni del riposo"

Track length1:55
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Vienna version (1762) - Act 2

Work length2:43
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  • English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

Ballo (Andante)

Track length2:43
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Sung in Italian / Vienna version (1762) - Act 2

Work length2:39
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  • Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
  • Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Anime avventurose"

Track length2:39
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Sung in Italian / Vienna version (1762) - Act 3

Work length8:51
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  • Sylvia McNair (soprano), Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
  • English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Vieni, segui i miei passi"

Track length5:34
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"Vieni, appaga il tuo consorte!"

Track length3:17
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act 3

Work length12:11
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  • Sylvia McNair (soprano), Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor)
  • English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Qual vita è questa mai"

Track length1:45
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"Che fiero momento"

Track length3:01
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"Ecco un nuovo tormento"

Track length3:31
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"Che farò senza Euridice?"

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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Sung in Italian / Vienna version (1762) - Act 3

Work length2:52
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  • Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor), Cyndia Sieden (soprano), Sylvia McNair (soprano)
  • English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"A finisca e per sempre"

Track length2:52
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) - Vienna version (1762) - Act 3

Work length9:38
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  • English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

Maestoso - Ballo: 1. (Grazioso) 2. Allegro 3. Andante 4. Allegro

Track length9:38
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 / Act 3

Work length2:26
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  • Sylvia McNair (soprano), Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor), Cyndia Sieden (soprano)
  • Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-05
  • Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

"Trionfi Amore!"

Track length2:26
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