Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice Philippe Jaroussky

• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787): Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Sinfonia:
• 1Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Sinfonia - Allegro con moto03:03
• Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 1:
• 2"Ah! se intorno a quest'urna funesta" (Orfeo, Chorus)02:46
• 3"Basta, basta, o compagni!" (Orfeo)00:44
• 4Ballo - Tempo di Minuè02:43
• 5"Ah! se intorno a quest'urna funesta" (Reprise) [Chorus]02:11
• 6"Chiamo il mio ben così ... Piango il mio ben così" (Orfeo)04:56
• 7"Numi, barbari Numi!" (Orfeo)00:56
• 8"T'assiste Amore" (Orfeo, Amore)01:57
• 9"Gli sguardi trattieni .... Sai pur che talora" (Amore)02:57
• 10"Che disse? Che ascoltai?" (Orfeo)02:11
• Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 2:
• 11Ballo di Furie e Spettri - Maestoso - Un poco largo - "Chi mai dell'Erebo" (Chorus)02:58
• 12Deh placatevi con me" (Orfeo, Chorus)02:34
• 13"Misero giovine!" (Chorus)00:58
• 14"Mille pene" (Orfeo)01:04
• 15"Ah quale incognito" (Chorus)00:41
• 16"Men tiranne" (Orfeo)00:39
• 17"Ah quale incognito" (Reprise) [Chorus]01:13
• 18Ballo d'eroi ed eroine negli Elisi - Andantino01:58
• 19"Che puro ciel! ... Euridice dov'è?" (Orfeo, Chorus)04:40
• 20"Vieni a' regni del riposo" (Chorus)01:38
• 21Ballo - Andante02:20
• 22"Anime avventurose" (Orfeo, Chorus)00:44
• 23"Torna, o bella, al tuo consorte" (Chorus)01:39
• Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3:
• 24"Vieni, segui i miei passi ... Ch'io taccia!" (Orfeo, Euridice)05:16
• 25"Vieni, appaga il tuo consorte ... Grande, o Numi" (Orfeo, Euridice)04:59
• 26"Qual vita è questa mai" (Orfeo, Euridice)02:29
• 27"Senza un addio? ... Ah! Crudel" (Euridice)05:07
• 28"Più frenarmi non posso" (Orfeo, Euridice)02:56
• 29"Che farò senza Euridice" (Orfeo)03:47
• 30"Ma finisca, e per sempre" (Orfeo)01:08
• 31"Orfeo, che fai?" (Orfeo, Euridice, Amore)01:51
• 32"Trionfi Amore!" (Orfeo, Euridice, Amore, Chorus)02:17
• Total Runtime01:17:20

Info for Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

Star countertenor Philippe Jaroussky continues his exploration of operatic settings of the Orpheus myth with the most famous of the many operas inspired by the story of the Greek poet who searches for his dead wife in the Underworld: Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. It contains one of the world's best-loved operatic arias, Orfeo's restrained, but moving lament, 'Che farò senza Euridice'.

Conducted by Diego Fasolis, his is the world premiere recording of a version of the opera that was performed at the Royal Palace in Naples in 1774, 12 years after Orfeo ed Euridice was staged in Vienna as the first of Gluck's 'reform operas'. In these works Gluck emphasised simplicity of form and directness of expression, consciously rejecting the extravagances of opera seria, which dominated the early 18th century and was typified by convoluted plots and extended showpiece arias.

2017 brought the release on Erato of Jaroussky's own retelling of the myth, La storia di Orfeo, which comprised arias by three Italian composers from the 17th century - Monteverdi, Rossi and Sartorio. His Euridice was the Hungarian soprano Emőke Baráth, who in the Gluck opera moves over to the role of Amor, god of love. Euridice is sung in the new recording by the American soprano Amanda Forsythe, who already features in the Erato catalogue alongside Jaroussky in Agostino Steffani's opera Niobe, Regina di Tebe.

In addition to La storia di Orfeo, Diego Fasolis has collaborated with Philippe Jaroussky on Erato recordings of Vinci's Artaserse (audio and video albums), Handel's Faramondo and Pergolesi's Stabat mater.

Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor (Orfeo)
Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Euridice)
Emöke Barath, soprano (Amore)
I Barocchisti
Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera
Diego Fasolis, conductor

Philippe Jaroussky
born in 1978 has established himself as the most admired countertenor of his generation, as confirmed by the French 'Victoires de la Musique' awards (‘Revelation Artiste Lyrique’ in 2004, ‘Artiste lyrique de l'année’ in 2007 and in 2010, CD of the Year 2009 ) and the Echo Klassik Awards in Germany in 2008.

Jaroussky's technique allows him the most audacious nuances and impressive pyrotechnics. He has explored a vast Baroque repertoire, from the refinement of the Italian Seicento with Monteverdi, Sances and Rossi, to the staggering brilliance of Handel and Vivaldi arias (singing more music by the latter composer than any other over the last few years). He has worked with renowned period-instrument orchestras such as L'Arpeggiata, Les Arts florissants, Ensemble Matheus, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Le Concert d'Astrée, Le Cercle de l'Harmonie and Europa Galante with conductors including Christina Pluhar, William Christie, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Marc Minkowski, René Jacobs, Jérémie Rhorer, Emmanuelle Haïm, Jean-Claude Malgoire and Fabio Biondi. With pianist Jerôme Ducros, he has looked beyond the Baroque – to fin-de-siècle French song (the album Opium), as well as premiering contemporary vocal music composed for him by Marc-André Dalbavie (Sonnets de Louise Labé, which Jaroussky sang most recently at the 2014 Salzburg Festival).

He has been praised for performances in all the most prestigious concert halls in France (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Théâtre du Châtelet, Salle Pleyel, Salle Gaveau, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra de Montpellier, Opéra de Nancy, Arsenal de Metz, Théâtre de Caen) and abroad (The Barbican Centre and Southbank Cente in London, the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, Grand Théâtre du Luxembourg, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Staatsoper and Philharmonie in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid, Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Center in New York).

Philippe Jaroussky is signed exclusively to Erato and has received numerous awards for his recordings with the label. With Heroes (Vivaldi opera arias) and La Dolce Fiamma he achieved Gold disc status; his tribute to Carestini (with le Concert d'Astrée and Emmanuelle Haim) won CD of the year at the Victoires de la Musique and the Midem Classical Awards in 2009; his Stabat Mater with soprano Julia Lezhneva and I Barocchisti picked up the 2014 International Classical Music Awards for best Baroque Vocal Album and Best Opera Album. Of the 2013 release Farinelli: Porpora Arias, Gramophone wrote: “Jaroussky's rapid passagework in quick heroic arias is precise...but the outstanding moments are slow arias that could have been tailor-made for Jaroussky's sweetly graceful melodic singing”.

In recent years he has collaborated with singers including Cecilia Bartoli and Nathalie Stutzmann. With Ensemble Artaserse, which he founded in 2002, he gave the spectacular modern revival of Vinci’s opera Artaserse, as one of five exceptional countertenors in the cast.

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