Ann Hallenberg - Gluck Arias [CD]

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The celebrated Swedish mezzo-soprano Ann Hallenberg is a two-time winner of the 'Best Operatic Recital' Award at the International Opera Awards, while Ian Page's previous Gluck rec ording with The Mozartists ('Blessed Spirit - a Gluck retrospective') was selected by Gramophone magazine among the top 10 Gluck recordings of all time. Following previous partnerships in the opera house and the concert hall, Hallenberg and Page are now collaborating in the recording studio for the first time on a new recital disc of Gluck arias. The backbone of the programme is provided by three arias from Il trionfo di Clelia (Bologna, 1763) that were written for the renowned castrato Giovanni Manzuoli (1720-1782) - one of the greatest singers of his day - and the album also includes previously unrecorded arias from Ipermestra (Venice, 1744 and Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe (Dresden, 1747). Also featured is Gluck's revised version of the exquisite "Che puro ciel" from Orfeo ed Euridice (written for Parma in 1769), and the popular "O del mio dolce ardor" from the last of the composer's three so-called 'reform' operas, Paride ed Elena. "In an age where so much music of the past is being explored and made available, Gluck nevertheless remains one of the most neglected and undervalued of the great composers, a name that continues to crop up more often in textbooks than in opera houses or concert halls. We very much hope that you will find this music to be of far more than merely historical interest, and that you enjoy listening to this recording." - Ian Page Tracklist: trionfo di Clelia~Resta, o cara Paride ed Elena~O del mio dolce ardor Ipermestra~Recitativo. No, che torni sì presto Ipermestra~Aria. Io non pretendo, o stelle Orfeo ed Euridice (1762 version)~Dance of the Blessed Spirits Orfeo ed Euridice (1769 version)~Che puro ciel Ezio (1750 version)~Recitativo accompagnato. Misera, dove son! Ezio (1750 version)~Aria. Ah, non son io che parlo trionfo di Clelia~Saper ti basti, o cara Parnaso confuso~Di questa cetra in seno Semiramide riconosciuta~Maggior follia non v'è nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe~L'augellin da' lacci sciolto trionfo di Clelia~De' folgori di Giove UPC: 635212092125Label: Signum ClassicsRelease Date: 9.26.25Format: CD Show more