There are 4 recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck on file

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1956(STU) - Jones Geraint - Geraint Jones Orchestra*

2 1967(LI) - Gui Vittorio - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

3 1972(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*

4 1998(STU) - Östman Arnold - Drottningholm Court Theatre*

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Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Geraint Jones - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Geraint Jones Orchestra

Chorus - Geraint Jones Singers

Alceste - Kirsten Flagstad

Admeto - Raoul Jobin

Evandro - Alexander Young

Ismene - Marion Lowe

Sommo Pontifice - Thomas Hemsley

Apollo - Thomas Hemsley

Infernal Spirit - Thomas Hemsley

Eumelo - Joan Clark

Aspasia - Rosemary Thayer

Herald - James Atkins

Oracle - James Atkins

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5273-5276 {4LPS} (1957)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 574-576 {3LPS} (1969)ª; London XLLA 49 {4LPS} (1957)ª; London OSA 1403 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 436 234-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª

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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1957 p.338; March 1957 p.366; April 1957 p.402; October 1969 p.632; November 1993 p.150

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Opera - May 1957 p.311

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Orpheus - Oktober 1993 S.55

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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.70

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.276

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American Record Guide - October 1957 Vol.24 No.2 p.50 [JB2]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1957 Vol.7 No.10 p.86 [CMS]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.54 [DJ]

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BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.62

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Comments:- Flagstad was suffering from a cold during this recording (See «Ring Resounding» by John Culshaw pp.61-63; HIGH FIDELITY June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 p.46)

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Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Alceste - Leyla Gencer

Admeto - Mirto Picchi

Evandro - Giuseppe Baratti

Ismene - Fernanda Cadoni

Sommo Pontifice - Attilio D' Orazi

Apollo - Luigi Roni

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 781 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1356 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.102-103 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (March 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.504). Vittorio Gui's own version was used. In this the first two acts follow mainly the Paris version (translated into Italian) and the last act incorporates material from the Vienna version. The cast also included Guido Guarnera, Renza Jotti, Maurizio Piacenti

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Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Alceste - Leyla Gencer

Admeto - Giorgio Lamberti

Evandro - Giampaolo Corradi

Ismene - Josella Ligi

Sommo Pontifice - Attilio D' Orazi

Apollo - Domenico Trimarchi

Herald - Giovanni Antonini

Oracle - Ubaldo Carosi

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Compact Disc - foyer 2-CF 2046 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.70

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Comments:- A recording of a performance at La Scala (27 April 1972) The performance on 20 April 1972 is reviewed in OPERA September 1972 p.814. Vittorio Gui's version wasused. In this the first two acts follow mainly the Paris version (translated into Italian) and the last act incorporates material from the Vienna version.

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Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Arnold Östman - 1998(STU)

Orchestra - Drottningholm Court Theatre

Chorus - Drottningholm Court Theatre

Alceste - Teresa Ringholz

Admeto - Justin Lavender

Evandro - Jonas Degerfelt

Ismene - Miriam Treichl

Sommo Pontifice - Johan Lilja

Apollo - Lars Martinsson

Infernal Spirit - Johan Lilja

Eumelo - Adam Giertz

Aspasia - Emile Clausen

Herald - Lars Martinsson

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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8 660066/8 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1999 p.90 [SS]

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Opera - September 1999 p.1115 [AB]

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Opera Now - May/June 2000 p.108 [ST]

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HiFi News & Record Review - December 1999 p.101 [PB]

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Orpheus - November 1999 S.88 [GH]

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Opéra International - décembre 1999 No.241 p.62 [AF]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.72 [ML]

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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [ST]

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BBC Music Magazine - September 1999 p.75 [KB]

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Classic CD - November 1999 p.89 [TS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.138 marzo 2000 p.93 [MG]

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Das Opernglas - November 1999 S.77 [WB]

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Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE August 1999 p.15

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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