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Alan Curtis|Brilliant Opera Collection: Gluck Demofoonte

Brilliant Opera Collection: Gluck Demofoonte

Alan Curtis & Il Complesso Barocca

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Christoph Willibald Gluck's Demofoonte was premiered in 1743 and revived several times in the 1740s, only to disappear into the mists of history, overshadowed by the composer's "reform" operas that wove music and drama more closely together. Its modern premiere came in 2014 in Vienna, at the hands of Baroque opera conductor and researcher Alan Curtis and his ensemble Il Complesso Barocco. Curtis wrote most of the recitatives, which were missing, basing their style on other early Gluck operas. He also added a three-part Sinfonia in the style of Gluck's mentor, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, to replace the missing original. The present recording, knitted together from recordings made in Italy and Switzerland, features many of the singers from Curtis' premiere production, including the impressive countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and soprano Sylvia Schwartz as the pair of secretly married lovers Timante and Dircea, with the latter under threat of being sacrificed due to a Thracian oracular command. Modern-day audiences are at a disadvantage in that viewers in the 18th century would have known the story well; the libretto, by Pietro Metastasio, was set about six dozen times. It's action packed, and even if three hours plus of unknown opera may be a lot for the general listener, the story is engaging. Most interesting is the music. It's true that the naturalness of Orfeo ed Euridice was still almost two decades away, and the opera seria march of recitatives and big arias was still fully in force, but melodically, the arias float on new breezes, with fetching melodies and little showy virtuosity. With a booklet that doesn't even get to the work at hand until its third page, this release will be of the most interest to serious students and fans of mid-18th century opera, though its appeal may extend beyond those circles, and the recording could easily stimulate further performances from operatic stars.

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Brilliant Opera Collection: Gluck Demofoonte

Alan Curtis

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1
Gluck, Wq.3, Sinfonia: I. Allegro
00:01:50

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

2
Gluck, Wq.3, Sinfonia: II. Andante
00:01:46

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

3
Gluck, Wq.3, Sinfonia: III. Presto
00:01:05

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

4
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena I: I. Credimi, O Padre … (Dircea · Matusio)
00:01:53

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Vittorio Prato, Soloist, MainArtist - Sylvia Schwartz, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

5
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena I: II. O più Tremar Non Voglio (Matusio)
00:05:16

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Vittorio Prato, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

6
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, scena II: I. Se il mio principe almeno … (Dircea · Timante)
00:04:50

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Sylvia Schwartz, Soloist, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, Soloist, MainArtist - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

7
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena II: II. In Te Spero, O Sposo Amato (Dircea)
00:08:04

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

8
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena III: I. Ma Viene Il Real Genitor … (Timante · Demofoonte · Adrasto)
00:03:56

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

9
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena III: II. Per Lei Fra L'armi (Demofoonte)
00:04:29

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

10
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena IV: I. Ma Che Vi Fece, O Stelle …
00:00:38

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

11
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena IV: II. Sperai Vicino Al Lido (Timante)
00:08:00

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

12
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena V: I. Marcia
00:01:10

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

13
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena V: II. Ma Che T'affanna, O Prence? … (Creusa · Cherinto)
00:02:02

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

14
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena V: III. T'intendo, Ingrata (Cherinto
00:03:50

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

15
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena Vi: I. Dove? Ferma (Creusa · Cherinto) Dimmi Cherinto. È Questa La Frigia Principessa? [Timante · Cherinto · Creusa], Scena VII Numi! a Creusa?' … [Creusa · Cherinto]
00:02:56

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

16
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena VII: II. Non Curo L'affetto (Creusa)
00:04:06

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

17
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena VIII: I. Oh Dei! Perché Tanto Furor! …
00:00:43

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

18
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena VIII: II. Il Suo Leggiadro Viso (Cherinto)
00:05:02

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

19
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena IX: I. Olà Ministri … (Adrasto · Matusio · Timante · Dircea)
00:00:35

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

20
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena IX: II. Padre, Perdona… Oh Pene! (Dircea)
00:04:23

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

21
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena X: I. Appresso a Lei … (Timante · Matusio)
00:00:31

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

22
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 1, Scena X: II. Gemo in Un Punto E Fremo (Timante)
00:06:09

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

23
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena I: I. Creusa Intendo … (Demofoonte · Creusa · Adrastro)
00:00:58

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

24
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena I: II. Tu Sai Chi Son (Creusa)
00:06:04

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

25
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena II: I. Che Alterezza Ha Costei! … (Demofoonte · Timante)
00:03:56

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

26
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena II: II. Prudente Mi Chiedi? (Timante)
00:03:16

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

27
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena III: I. Dunque M'insulta Ognun? …
00:00:25

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

28
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena III: II. Se Tronca Un Ramo (Demofoonte)
00:07:13

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

29
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena IV: I. È L'unica Speranza… … (Matusio · Timante)
00:00:35

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

30
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena IV: II. È Soccorso D'incognita Mano (Matusio)
00:03:42

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

31
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena V: I. Ah Principessa … (Dircea · Creusa)
00:01:15

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

32
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena V: II. Se Tutti I Mali Miei (Dircea)
00:06:46

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

33
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena Vi: I. Che Incanto È La Beltà! (Creusa · Cherinto)
00:01:40

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

34
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena Vi: II. No, Non Chiedo, Amate Stelle (Cherinto)
00:05:16

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

35
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena VII: I. Se Immaginar Potessi …
00:00:20

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

36
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena VII: II. Felice Età Dell'oro (Creusa)
00:05:05

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

37
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena VIII: I. Santi Numi Del Cielo … (Dircea · Timante), Scena IX. I. Indegno. Non Fuggirmi. T'arresta … [Demofoonte · Timante · Dircea]
00:04:18

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

38
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena IX.: II. Perfidi! Già Che in Vita (Demofoonte)
00:02:52

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

39
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena X: I. Sposo/Consorte …
00:03:00

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

40
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 2, Scena X: II. La Destra Ti Chiedo (Dircea · Timante)
00:09:32

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

41
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena I: I. Taci … (Timante · Adrasto)
00:00:53

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

42
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena I: II. Non Odi Consiglio? (Adrasto)
00:04:02

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

43
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena II: I. Perché Bramar La Vita? … (Timante · Cherinto)
00:03:42

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

44
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena II: II. Nel Tuo Dono Io Veggo Assai (Cherinto)
00:06:31

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

45
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena III: I. Oh Figlio, Oh Sposa … (Timante · Matusio)
00:03:03

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

46
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena III: II. Ah Che Né Mal Verace (Matusio)
00:03:17

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

47
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena IV: I. Misero Me! (Timante)
00:02:24

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

48
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena V: I. Timante/'ah, Principessa …
00:01:46

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

49
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena V: II. Misero Pargoletto (Timante)
00:06:37

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

50
Gluck, Wq.3, Pt. 3, Scena Vi: I. Sieguilo, Adrasto …
00:00:44

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Alan Curtis, Conductor, MainArtist - Brilliant Classics, MusicPublisher - Il Complesso Barocca, Orchestra, MainArtist

2020 Brilliant Classics 2020 Brilliant Classics

Album review

Christoph Willibald Gluck's Demofoonte was premiered in 1743 and revived several times in the 1740s, only to disappear into the mists of history, overshadowed by the composer's "reform" operas that wove music and drama more closely together. Its modern premiere came in 2014 in Vienna, at the hands of Baroque opera conductor and researcher Alan Curtis and his ensemble Il Complesso Barocco. Curtis wrote most of the recitatives, which were missing, basing their style on other early Gluck operas. He also added a three-part Sinfonia in the style of Gluck's mentor, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, to replace the missing original. The present recording, knitted together from recordings made in Italy and Switzerland, features many of the singers from Curtis' premiere production, including the impressive countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and soprano Sylvia Schwartz as the pair of secretly married lovers Timante and Dircea, with the latter under threat of being sacrificed due to a Thracian oracular command. Modern-day audiences are at a disadvantage in that viewers in the 18th century would have known the story well; the libretto, by Pietro Metastasio, was set about six dozen times. It's action packed, and even if three hours plus of unknown opera may be a lot for the general listener, the story is engaging. Most interesting is the music. It's true that the naturalness of Orfeo ed Euridice was still almost two decades away, and the opera seria march of recitatives and big arias was still fully in force, but melodically, the arias float on new breezes, with fetching melodies and little showy virtuosity. With a booklet that doesn't even get to the work at hand until its third page, this release will be of the most interest to serious students and fans of mid-18th century opera, though its appeal may extend beyond those circles, and the recording could easily stimulate further performances from operatic stars.

© TiVo

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