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Christoph Willibald Gluck

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Composer
Christoph Willibald Gluck was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the Holy Roman Empire, he gained prominence at the Habsburg court at Vienna. Wikipedia
Born: July 2, 1714, Erasbach, Berching, Germany
Died: November 15, 1787 (age 73 years), Vienna, Austria
Spouse: Maria Anna Bergin (m. 1750–1787)
Place of Burial: Evangelical Cemetery Matzleinsdorf
Works written: The collected correspondence and papers of Christoph Willibald Gluck
Compositions
Orfeo ed Euridice
Alceste
Iphigénie en Tauride
Che farò senza Euridice
Iphigénie en Aulide
Paride ed Elena
Armide
Mélodie (Dance of the Blessed Spirits)
Artaserse
Ballet des ombres heureuses
O del mio dolce ardor
Orphée Suite: Complainte d'Eurydice
Il Parnaso confuso
Iphigénie en Tauride, Wq. 46: Ô toi qui prolongeas mes jours
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 3, Scena VIII: II. Non Dura Una Sventura (Creusa)
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto I. Recitativo “Basta, basta, o compagni” (Orfeo)
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt III. „Ach, welch schreckliche Prüfung!“
Symphony in D major Chen D2 Wq 165.2: II. Allegro
Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre: No. 31. Allegro non troppo
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 3, Scena VIII: I.Qual Terra È Questa! …
Alceste, Wq. 44 : Ouverture
Sémiramis: No. 3. Moderato
Symphony in A major Chen A1 Wq deest "Regensburger‟: II. Andante
Flute Concerto in G major: III. Finale. Allegro comodo
Symphony in A major Chen A1 Wq deest "Regensburger‟: I. Allegro
Sémiramis: No. 15. Allegro assai
Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre: No. 21. Grazioso
Le Cinesi: VII. Aria: Non sprear, non lusingarti
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 3, Scena Vi: I. Sieguilo, Adrasto …
Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre: No. 11. Giusto
Symphony in F major Chen F1 Wq 165.5: III. Alla breve
Orpheus and Eurydice, Wq. 30, Act III: “What is life to me without thee” (Che farò senza Euridice)
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 2, Scena V: I. Ah Principessa … (Dircea · Creusa)
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq.30: Atto II. Recitativo “Anime avventurose” (Orfeo, Coro)
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II. Furientanz
Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre: No. 17. Andante
Symphony in F major Chen F1 Wq 165.5: IV. Presto
Alceste, Wq 44 : Acte II. « Alceste ! » … « Cher époux ! » (Admète, Alceste, Chœur)
Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre: No. 24. Risoluto e Moderato
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 1, Scena V: III. T'intendo, Ingrata (Cherinto
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 2, Scena X: II. La Destra Ti Chiedo (Dircea · Timante)
Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre: No. 9. Allegretto
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Mélodie
Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre: No. 22. Allegretto
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 3, Scena VII: II. Che Mai Risponderti (Dircea)
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 3, Scena IX: I. Il Re Per Tutto Ti Ricerca (Adrasto · Timante · Matusio · Dircea). Scena X Non T'ingannan, Timante [Demofoonte · Timante]
Sémiramis: No. 12. Adagio
Don Juan ou Le Festin de pierre: No. 23. Moderato - Presto - Moderato - Presto
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II. „Diese Augen sind seligem Frieden und der Ruhe nur geweiht“
Demofoonte, Wq. 3, Pt. 2, Scena I: I. Creusa Intendo … (Demofoonte · Creusa · Adrastro)
Symphony in F major Chen F1 Wq 165.5: II. Andante

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