Peter Maag - Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (1998)

This double CD is a re-issue of an acclaimed live recording from 1998 of one of the key operatic works of the 18th century, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. It is performed by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid and the Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid under the esteemed conductor Peter Maag. The fine cast of soloists includes Ewa Podles, Ana Rodrigo, and Elena de la Merced.

Christoph Willibald Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera whose historical value is as great as its musical worth. It stands as a starting point for what is often referred to as the “Gluck reform” of Italian serious opera, and the first performance of Orfeo, which took place in Vienna on the 5th of October 1762, is considered to be one of the key moments in the history of music in the eighteenth century.

The recording was made in 1998, and features the legendary musical director Peter Maag, a conductor who is thought by many to be one of the greatest operatic conductors of his time, and is especially renowned for his performances of Mozart’s stage works.



Tracks:

Disc 1
Side 1
1. Ouvertüre
2. Ah
3. se intorno a quest'urna (1. Akt)
4. Amici quel lamento
5. Pantomima
6. Ah se intorno a quest'uma
7. Restar vogl'io da sol
8. Ritornello
9. Chiamo il mio ben cosi
10. Euridice
11. Euridice
12. Cerco il mio ben cosi
13. Euridice
14. Euridice!
15. Piango il mio ben cosi
16. O Numi
17. barbari Numi
18. Se il dolce suon de la tua lira

Disc 2
1. Ciel rivederla potrò!
2. Gli sguardi trattieni
3. Che disse
4. che ascolta
5. Addio
6. addio o miei sospiri
7. Maestoso (2. Akt)
8. Chi mai dell'Erebo
9. Vivace
10. Chi mai dell'erebo
11. Solo con coro: Deh! placatevi con me
12. Misero giovane
13. Mille pene
14. Ah! quale incognito affetto
15. Men tiranne
16. ah voi sareste
17. Ah! quale incognito affetto
18. Danza delle Furie / Furientanz
19. Ballo (Ballet)
20. Questo asilo di placide
21. Che puro ciel
22. Vieni a' regni del riposo
23. Oh voi
24. ombre felici
25. Torna e bella al tuo consorte
26. Vien! segui i miei passi (2. Akt)
. Vien! vien: appaga il consorte

Personnel:

Orquesta Sinf nica de Galicia
Peter Maag - (conductor)