Philippe Jaroussky – Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

This is the first-ever recording of this particular version of Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck: the one he wrote for the Royal Theatre of Naples, for the 1774 Carnival. That said, it is based in part on the first, Viennese, version, dated 1762 (in which Orpheus was sung by an alto castrato), but also on the 1769 revision for Parma, where the role of Orpheus was given to a male soprano. The notes, the tonalities, the instrumentation, the tempos and the number of dynamics underwent substantial modifications in the version for the Neapolitan Carnival: the work is at once perfectly recognisable, and yet different from its normal form; and some completely new numbers are added, of which the first is quite possibly the work of dilettante aristocrat Diego Naselli, and maybe the second, too. The orchestration has also undergone many modifications, surely to do with local constraints and availabilities. The Neapolitan success of 1774 was such that in November of the same year, the famous Teatro San Carlo took on the work – again in a new version, with not three but eight characters and several apocryphal numbers from Johann Christian Bach and other contemporary stars, which stretched the work out to three acts, whereas the present version only has one, split into six scenes. Orpheus is sung by Philippe Jaroussky, Eurydice by Amanda Forsythe, Amore by Emöke Baráth, while Diego Fasolis gives a spirited lead to the ensemble I Barocchisti and the Coro della Radio Svizzera (The Swiss Radio Choir). Lovers of Gluck will be delighted to discover yet another of the many possible facets of a work which has seen countless revisions and wanderings.

Tracklist:
1. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Sinfonia – Allegro con moto
2. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Ah! se intorno a quest’urna funesta” (Orfeo, Chorus)
3. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Basta, basta, o compagni!” (Orfeo)
4. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballo – Tempo di Minuè
5. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Ah! se intorno a quest’urna funesta” (bis) [Chorus] –
6. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Chiamo il mio ben così … Piango il mio ben così” (Orfeo)
7. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Numi, barbari Numi!” (Orfeo)
8. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “T’assiste Amore” (Orfeo, Amore)
9. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Gli sguardi trattieni …. Sai pur che talora” (Amore)
10. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Che disse? Che ascoltai?” (Orfeo)
11. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Chi mai dell’Erebo” (Chorus)
12. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Deh placatevi con me” (Orfeo, Chorus)
13. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Misero giovine!” (Chorus)
14. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Mille pene” (Orfeo)
15. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Ah quale incognito” (Chorus)
16. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Men tiranne” (Orfeo)
17. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Ah quale incognito” (bis) [Chorus]18. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballo d’eroi ed eroine negli Elisi – Andantino
19. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Che puro ciel! … Euridice dov’è?” (Orfeo, Chorus)
20. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Vieni a’ regni del riposo” (Chorus)
21. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballo – Andante
22. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Anime avventurose” (Orfeo, Chorus)
23. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Torna, o bella, al tuo consorte” (Chorus)
24. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Vieni, segui i miei passi … Ch’io taccia!” (Orfeo, Euridice)
25. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Vieni, appaga il tuo consorte … Grande, o Numi” (Orfeo, Euridice)
26. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Qual vita è questa mai” (Orfeo, Euridice)
27. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Senza un addio? … Ah! Crudel” (Euridice)
28. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Più frenarmi non posso” (Orfeo, Euridice)
29. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Che farò senza Euridice” (Orfeo)
30. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Ma finisca, e per sempre” (Orfeo, Amore)
31. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Amore che fai?” (Orfeo, Euridice, Amore)
32. Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: “Trionfi Amore!” (Orfeo, Euridice, Amore, Chorus)

Personnel:
Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor (Orfeo)
Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Euridice)
Emöke Barath, soprano (Amore)
I Barocchisti
Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera
Diego Fasolis, conductor

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