Solo voices, choir, orchestra (2 Soprano Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, SATB Choir, ballet, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, 3trombone, timpani, harp, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)

SKU: BA.BA02282

Tragédie-opéra (Drame héroïque) in three acts. Composed by Christoph Willibald Von Gluck. Edited by Ludwig Finscher. This edition: complete edition, urtext edition. Linen. Christoph Willibald Gluck. Complete Works. Series I, Volume 6. Paris Version 1774. Complete edition, Score. Composed 1774. Duration 2 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA02282_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA02282).

ISBN 9790006419555. 33 x 26.5 cm inches. Text Language: French, German. Preface: Ludwig Finscher. Text: Pierre-Louis Moline.

Christoph Willibald Gluck’s most popular opera “Orphe et Euridice” was performed in 1774 in Paris to sensational success. This new adaption followed the original Viennese version with Italian text that was first performed in 1762 under the direction of the composer in the Burgtheater. For the Paris version Gluck changed the leading part Orpheus from an alto to a tenor role and composed new recitatives.

Both versions of Gluck’s reform drama are based on a libretto by Ranieri de’ Calzabigi and revolutionised metastasian opera of the 18th century. Solo and choral music, instrumental music, pantomime and dance are all closely connected; the myth replaces a historical plot surrounded by intrigue; where there would have been a da-capo aria there are now simple song forms and coloratura is largely abandoned. These meticulously revised vocal scores of both versions are also newly set.

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