Categorias:
Carrinho de compras 0

Serviço indisponível no momento.

Diana Montague|Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (2 CDs)

Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (2 CDs)

Diana Montague, John Aler, Sir Thomas Allen, René Massis, The Monteverdi Choir, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, John Eliot Gardiner

Disponível em
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Estéreo

Streaming ilimitado

Escute agora este álbum em alta qualidade nos nossos aplicativos

Iniciar meu período de teste e começar a escutar este álbum

Curta este álbum nos aplicativos Qobuz com a sua assinatura

Assinar

Curta este álbum nos aplicativos Qobuz com a sua assinatura

Recordings of Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride run the stylistic gamut. And while, say, the full-blooded, almost Verdian, productions starring Maria Callas in the 1950s would never be confused with the more scholarly efforts from recent years, they are inarguably aspects of the same piece. John Eliot Gardiner's 1985 recording, starring Diana Montague, John Aler, and Thomas Allen, represents an extremely elegant approach -- one that keeps an even keel, but which bubbles with an understated dramatic tension, most notably in the orchestra. It certainly represents one valid interpretation of Gluck's reformist ideals, maintaining a uniformity of expression that prevents individual moments from distracting from the overall effect of the piece.
Gardiner's unique touch is most audible in the orchestra and the ensembles. He brings articulations out of the strings especially that add incredible depth to Gluck's instrumental storytelling, and the women's chorus, here playing priestesses of the goddess Diana, delivers a crystalline, tonally pure performance. As the heroine, Diana Montegue sings clearly and capably, but she surrenders center stage to her more vocally assertive costars. Aler's tightly focused, somewhat throaty tenor is a good match for the role of Pylades, making the most of his more lyrical moments. Thomas Allen makes short work of the tricky-high "Dieux quit me poursuivez," and then delivers an almost eerily peaceful "Le calme rentre dans mon coeur" over Gardiner's pulsing strings. Although he sounds more distant than the other singers, he still manages to steal the show.
If the recording has one persistent flaw, it is the too-distant-by-half focus of the voices, which don't quite cut the way they should. They lack punch. But overall this is a strong choice as a first or primary recording of Iphigénie.

© TiVo

Mais informações

Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (2 CDs)

Diana Montague

launch qobuz app Já baixei o Qobuz para Windows / MacOS Abrir

download qobuz app Ainda não baixei o Qobuz para Windows / MacOS Baixar o aplicativo Qobuz

Você está escutando amostras.

Escute mais de 100 milhões de músicas com um plano de streaming ilimitado.

Escute esta playlist e mais de 100 milhões de músicas com os nossos planos de streaming ilimitado.

A partir de R$ 21,60/mês

Iphigénie en Tauride / Act 1 (Christoph Willibald von Gluck)

1
Introduction et choeur. "Grands Dieux ! soyez-nous secouables"
Lucinda Houghton
00:07:04

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

2
Récitatif. "Iphigénie, ô ciel!" - Choeur. "O songe affreux!" - Récitatif. "O race de Pélops!"
Diana Montague
00:06:30

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

3
Air. "O toi qui prolongeas mes jours" - Choeur. "Quand verrons-nous tarir nos pleurs?"
Lucinda Houghton
00:04:27

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

4
Scène 2. Récitatif. "Dieux! le malheur en" - Air. "De noir pressentiments"
Diana Montague
00:02:52

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - René Massis, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

5
Scène 3. Choeur. "Les Dieux apaisent" - Récitatif. "Dieux! étouffez en moi" - Scène 4. Récitatif. "Et vous, à vos Dieux" - Choeur. "Il nous fallait du sang"
Diana Montague
00:03:09

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - René Massis, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - René Schirrer, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

6
Ballet - Scène 5. Choeur. "Il nous fallait du sang"
Monteverdi Choir
00:03:49

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - René Schirrer, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

Iphigénie en Tauride / Act 2 (Christoph Willibald von Gluck)

7
Scène 1. Récitatif. "Quel silence effrayant!"
Thomas Allen
00:02:38

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

8
Air. "Dieux qui me poursuivez" - Récitatif. "Quel langage accablant"
Thomas Allen
00:02:35

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

9
Air. "Unis dès la plus tendre enfance"
John Aler
00:03:58

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

10
Scène 2. Récitatif. "Etrangers malheureux" - Scène 3. Récitatif. "Dieux protecteurs"
Thomas Allen
00:02:27

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - René Schirrer, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

11
Air. "Le calme rentre dans mon coeur"
Thomas Allen
00:02:12

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

12
Scène 4. Pantomime - Choeur et danse. "Vengeons et la nature et les Dieux"
Thomas Allen
00:02:49

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

13
Scène 5. Récitatif. "Je vois toute" - Scène 6. Choeur. "Patrie infortunée"
Diana Montague
00:05:45

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

14
Air et choeur. "O malheureuse Iphigénie!"
Diana Montague
00:04:28

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

15
Récitatif. "Honorez avec moi" - Choeur. "Contemplez ces tristes apprêts" - Air. "O mon frère"
Diana Montague
00:04:36

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

DISCO 2

Iphigénie en Tauride / Act 3 (Christoph Willibald von Gluck)

1
Récitatif. "Je cède à vos" - Air. "D'une image, hélas! trop" - Scène 2. Récitatif. "Voici ces captifs" - Scène 3. Récitatif. "O joie inattendue!"
Diana Montague
00:05:17

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

2
Trio. "Je pourrais du tyran tromper la" - Scène 4. Récitatif. "O moment trop heureux!"
Thomas Allen
00:04:08

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

3
Duo. "Et tu prétends encore que" - Récitatif. "Quoi! je ne vaincrai pas "
Thomas Allen
00:04:38

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

4
Air. "Ah! mon ami, j'implore ta pitié" - Duo. "Pylade! - Ah! mon ami, j'implore ta pitié"
Thomas Allen
00:02:21

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

5
Scène 5. Récitatif. "Malgré toi, je saurai" - "Quoi? toujours à mes voeux" - Scène 6. Récitatif. "Puisque le ciel à vos jours s'intéresse"
Diana Montague
00:03:34

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

6
Scène 7. Air. "Divinité des grands âmes"
John Eliot Gardiner
00:01:56

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

Iphigénie en Tauride / Act 4 (Christoph Willibald von Gluck)

7
Scène 1. Récitatif. "Non, cet affreux devoir" - Air. "Je t'implore et je tremble"
John Eliot Gardiner
00:03:54

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

8
Scène 2. Choeur. "O Diane sois-nous" - Récitatif. "La force m'abandonne"
Thomas Allen
00:04:02

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

9
Hymne. "Chaste fille de Latone"
Sophie Boulin
00:01:59

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

10
Récitatif. "Quel moment! Dieux puissants" - Scène 3. Récitatif. "Tremblez! tremblez!"
Thomas Allen
00:04:27

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Danielle Borst, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

11
Scène 4. Air. "De tes forfaits la trame" - Récitatif. "Qu'oses-tu proposer" - Scène 5. Récitatif. "C'est à toi de mourir!" - Scène 6. Récitatif. "Arrêtez!"
Diana Montague
00:03:31

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - René Massis, Bass-Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Diana Montague, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

12
Scène 7. Récitatif. "Ta soeur! qu'ai-je entendu?" - Air. "Dans cet objet touchant" - Choeur final. "Les Dieux, longtemps en courroux"
Thomas Allen
00:02:45

Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - John Aler, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Allen, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rachel Platt, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Hall, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Jean Knibbs, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nancy Argenta, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Francois Guillard, Author - Nicola Jenkin, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lucinda Houghton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Suzanne Flowers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Seers, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Armstrong, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Boulin, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1986 Universal International Music B.V.

Resenha do Álbum

Recordings of Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride run the stylistic gamut. And while, say, the full-blooded, almost Verdian, productions starring Maria Callas in the 1950s would never be confused with the more scholarly efforts from recent years, they are inarguably aspects of the same piece. John Eliot Gardiner's 1985 recording, starring Diana Montague, John Aler, and Thomas Allen, represents an extremely elegant approach -- one that keeps an even keel, but which bubbles with an understated dramatic tension, most notably in the orchestra. It certainly represents one valid interpretation of Gluck's reformist ideals, maintaining a uniformity of expression that prevents individual moments from distracting from the overall effect of the piece.
Gardiner's unique touch is most audible in the orchestra and the ensembles. He brings articulations out of the strings especially that add incredible depth to Gluck's instrumental storytelling, and the women's chorus, here playing priestesses of the goddess Diana, delivers a crystalline, tonally pure performance. As the heroine, Diana Montegue sings clearly and capably, but she surrenders center stage to her more vocally assertive costars. Aler's tightly focused, somewhat throaty tenor is a good match for the role of Pylades, making the most of his more lyrical moments. Thomas Allen makes short work of the tricky-high "Dieux quit me poursuivez," and then delivers an almost eerily peaceful "Le calme rentre dans mon coeur" over Gardiner's pulsing strings. Although he sounds more distant than the other singers, he still manages to steal the show.
If the recording has one persistent flaw, it is the too-distant-by-half focus of the voices, which don't quite cut the way they should. They lack punch. But overall this is a strong choice as a first or primary recording of Iphigénie.

© TiVo

Sobre o álbum

Melhorar as informações do álbum
Mais sobre o Qobuz
Por Diana Montague

Franck: Les Béatitudes, M. 53

Diana Montague

Pulcinella / Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy s Kiss) (Stravinsky, Vol. 5)

Diana Montague

Meyerbeer: Il crociato in Egitto

Diana Montague

Bella Immagin

Diana Montague

Bella Immagin Diana Montague

Playlists

Você também pode gostar...

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Víkingur Ólafsson

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations Víkingur Ólafsson

The Vienna Recital

Yuja Wang

The Vienna Recital Yuja Wang

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Keith Jarrett

Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody

Yuja Wang

A Symphonic Celebration - Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki

Joe Hisaishi