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Composer(s): Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Lyricist(s): du Roullet, Marie-Francois Louis Grand Bailli
Conductor(s): Baudo, Serge
Orchestra(s): Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Choir(s): Bavarian Radio Chorus
Artist(s): Bracht, Roland; Gambill, Robert; Gedda, Nicolai; Krause, Tom; Lika, Peter; Nimsgern, Siegmund; Norman, Jessye; Rydl, Kurt; Weikl, Bernd
Label: Orfeo
Genre: Opera
Period: Classical
Catalogue No: C027823F
Barcode: 4011790027326
Release Date: 01/1983
GLUCK, C.-W.: Alceste [Opera] (Sung in French) (Norman, Gedda, Krause, Weikl, Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus and Symphony, Baudo)
Tracklist
Disc 1
Gluck, Christoph Willibald
du Roullet, Marie-Francois Louis Grand Bailli - Lyricist
du Roullet, Marie-Francois Louis Grand Bailli - Lyricist
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Krause, Tom (bass-baritone)
Gambill, Robert (tenor)
Lika, Peter (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Bracht, Roland (bass)
Nimsgern, Siegmund (bass)
Weikl, Bernd (baritone)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Krause, Tom (bass-baritone)
Gambill, Robert (tenor)
Lika, Peter (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Bracht, Roland (bass)
Nimsgern, Siegmund (bass)
Weikl, Bernd (baritone)
|  | 1 | Overture | 06:02 |
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 2 | Act I: Dieux! rendez-nous roi, notre pere (Chorus, Herald, Leader of the Chorus, Evande) | 04:00 |
Krause, Tom (bass-baritone)
Gambill, Robert (tenor)
Lika, Peter (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Gambill, Robert (tenor)
Lika, Peter (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 3 | Act I: O malheureux Admete! (Chorus, Alcestis) | 14:42 |
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 4 | Act I: Recitative: Dieu puissant! ecarte du Trone (High Priest, Chorus) | 10:00 |
Krause, Tom (bass-baritone)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 5 | Act I: Recitative: Immortel Apollon! (Alcestis) | 08:12 |
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 6 | Act I: Recitative: Ou suis-je? O malheureuse Alceste! (Alcestis) | 06:47 |
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 7 | Act I: Tes destins sont remplis (High Priest, Alcestis) | 02:22 |
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Krause, Tom (bass-baritone)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Krause, Tom (bass-baritone)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 8 | Act I: Air: Divinites du Styx (Alcestis) | 05:00 |
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Disc 2
| | 1 | Act II: Que les plus doux transports succedent aux alarmes (Chorus) | 09:15 |
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 2 | Act II: O Mon Roi! notre appui! notre pere! (Chorus, Evander, Admetus) | 05:41 |
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Gambill, Robert (tenor)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Gambill, Robert (tenor)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 3 | Act II: Alceste! - Cher epoux! (Admetus, Alcestis, Chorus) | 28:32 |
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 4 | Act II: Grands Dieux! pour mon epoux j'implore vos secours (Alcestis, Chorus) | 10:52 |
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Disc 3
| | 1 | Act III: Recitative: Nous ne pouvons trop repandre de larmes (Evander, Leader of the Chorus, Chorus) | 02:38 |
Gambill, Robert (tenor)
Bracht, Roland (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bracht, Roland (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 2 | Act III: Recitative: Apres de longs travaux (Hercules, Chorus, Evander, Leader of the Chorus) | 04:49 |
Gambill, Robert (tenor)
Nimsgern, Siegmund (bass)
Bracht, Roland (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Nimsgern, Siegmund (bass)
Bracht, Roland (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 3 | Act III: Recitative: Grands Dieux, soutenez mon courage! (Alcestis, Chorus) | 09:15 |
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 4 | Act III: Recitative: Ciel Admete! o moment terrible! (Alcestis, Admetus) | 14:16 |
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 5 | Act III: Ami, leur rage est vaine (Hercules, Chorus, Admetus) | 02:45 |
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Nimsgern, Siegmund (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Nimsgern, Siegmund (bass)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 6 | Act III: Recitative: Poursuis, o digne fils (Apollo) | 00:59 |
Weikl, Bernd (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 7 | Act III: Et vous, qui vous montrez a vos rois (Apollo) | 00:36 |
Weikl, Bernd (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 8 | Act III: Trio: Recois, Dieu bienfaisant (Alcestis, Admetus, Hercules) | 01:54 |
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Weikl, Bernd (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Weikl, Bernd (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
| | 9 | Act III: A mes amis (Admetus, Alcestis, Chorus) | 02:41 |
Gedda, Nicolai (tenor)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Norman, Jessye (soprano)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baudo, Serge (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 02:31:18