Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide / Gardiner [Highlights]

1. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Ouverture
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
2. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Brilliant auteur de la lumi, aria
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   with Jose Van Dam
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
3. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: C'est troop faire de rés, choral
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   with Ann Monoyios, Gilles Cachemaille, Jose Van Dam, Isabelle Eschenbrenner
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
4. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: D'une sainte terreur, duet
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   with Gilles Cachemaille, Jose Van Dam
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
5. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Nommez-nous la victime, Choir
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   with Ann Monoyios, Isabelle Eschenbrenner
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
6. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Au faîte des grandeurs, aria
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   with Gilles Cachemaille
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
7. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Que d'attraits!, choir
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   with Ann Monoyios, Isabelle Eschenbrenner
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
8. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Armez-vous d'un noble coura, aria
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   with Anne Sofie von Otter
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
9. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Hélas! mon coeur sensible!, aria
   Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
   Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
   with Lynne Dawson
   Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
   
   
10. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Cruelle, non jamais, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with John Aler
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
11. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Ne doutez jamais de ma flam, duet
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with John Aler, Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
12. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 1: Rassurez-vous, belle Princesse
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
13. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Vous essayez en vain
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    with Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
14. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Par la cranite et par l'esp, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
15. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Chantez, célébrez votre reine
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with John Aler
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
16. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Achille est couronné, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
17. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Ami sensible, ennemi redoutable
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
18. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Air gai (Danse)
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
19. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Pour les esclaves, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
20. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Jamais à tes autels, quartet
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with John Aler, Anne Sofie von Otter, Lynne Dawson, Bernard Deletre
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
21. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Par un père cruel, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Anne Sofie von Otter
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
22. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: C'est mon père, Seigneur, trio
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with John Aler, Anne Sofie von Otter, Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
23. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: De votre audace téméraire, duet
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with John Aler, Jose Van Dam
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
24. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: O toi, l'objet le plus aima, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Jose Van Dam
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
25. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Il faut, de mon destin, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
26. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 2: Adieu: conservez dans votre âme
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
27. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 3: Calchas, d'un trait mortel, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with John Aler
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
28. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 3: Adieu, vivez pour Oreste, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
29. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 3: Lui, par qui le couteau
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Anne Sofie von Otter, Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
30. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 3: Non, non, nous ne souffrirons pas, chorus
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Ann Monoyios, Isabelle Eschenbrenner
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
31. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 3: Ma fille, je la vois
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Anne Sofie von Otter
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
32. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 3: Jupiter, lance la foudre, aria
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Anne Sofie von Otter
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
33. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 3: Mon coeur ne saurait contenir, quartet
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with John Aler, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Van Dam, Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    
34. Iphigénie en Aulide, opera in 3 acts, Wq. 40 Act 3: Jusque aux voûtes ethéré, choral
    Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performed by Lyon Opera Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir
    with Ann Monoyios, Isabelle Eschenbrenner
    Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
    
    

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Average customer rating: Gardiner's Iphigenie en Aulide The previous reviewer is wrong Gluck's first Iphigenie...

Gluck - Iphigénie en Aulide / Dawson · von Otter · van Dam · Aler · Deletré · Cachmaille · Schirrer · Monteverdi Choir · Opéra de Lyon · Gardiner Christoph Willibald Gluck , John Eliot Gardiner , Lynne Dawson , Anne Sofie von Otter , Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon , Monteverdi Choir , José van Dam , John Aler , Bernard Deletré , Gilles Cachemaille , René Schirrer , Guillemette Laurens , Ann Monoyios , and Isabelle Eschenbrenner Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride Alceste Gluck - Iphigenie en Tauride (Iphigenia in Tauris): Boston Baroque - Premiere recording on period instruments Gluck - Iphigénie en Tauride / Delunsch · Keenlyside · Beuron · Naouri · Cousin · Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski Verdi: Ernani (Complete) [Germany] ASIN: B000005E5N Release Date: 1991-08-10

Tracks:

1. Iphigenie en Aulide: Ouverture
2. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 1: Diane impitoyable (Agamemmnon)
3. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 1: Air 'Brillant auteur de la lumiere (Agamemnon)
4. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 2: Choeur 'Cest trop faire de resistance' (Grecs, Agamemnon, Calchas)
5. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 2: 'Dune sainte terreur' (Calchas) - Duo 'Tu veux que par ma main tremblante' (Agamemon, Calchas)
6. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 2: Choeir 'Nommez-nous la victime' (Grecs)
7. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 3: 'Vous voyez leur fureur extreme' (Calchas, Agamemnon)
8. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 3: Air 'Peuvent-ils ordonner?' (Agamemnon)
9. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 3: 'Vous oseriez etre parjure?' (Calchas, Agamemnon)
10. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 4: Air 'Au faite des grandeurs' (Calchas)
11. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 4: 'Dieux cruels!' (Agamemnon)
12. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 4: Choeru 'Que d'attraits!' (Grecs)
13. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 5: Choeur 'Que d'attraits!' (Grecs) (Suite) - Air 'Que j'aime a voir ces hommages flatteurs' (Grecs)
14. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 5: Choeur 'Que d'attraits!' (Grecs) (Suite) - Demeurez dans ces lieux (Clytemnestre)
15. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 5: Choeur 'Que d'attraits!' (Grecs) (Suite) - Choeur 'Non, Jamais' (1re, 2e, 3e Grecques)
16. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 5: Choeur 'Que d'attraits!' (Grecs) (Suite) - Air 'les voeux dont ce peuple m'honore (Iphigenie)
17. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 5: Choeur 'Que d'attraits!' (Grecs) (Suite) - Air (Mouvement de passepied)
18. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 6: Allez, il faut venger notre gloire offensee (Clytemnestre, Iphigenie)
19. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 6: Air 'Armez-vous d'un noble courage' (Clytemnestre)
20. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 7: 'L'ai-je bien entendu?' (Iphigenie)
21. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 7: Air 'Helas! mon coeur sensible!' (Iphigenie)
22. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 8: 'En croirai-je mes yeux?' (Achille, Iphigenie)
23. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 8: Air 'Iphigenie, helas!' (Iphigenie)
24. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 8: 'S'il est vrai' (Achille)
25. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 8: Air 'Cruelle, non jamais' (Achille)
26. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 8: Mon trouble, mes soupcons (Iphigenie)
27. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 1, Scene 8: Duo 'Ne doutez jamais de ma flamme'
28. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 1: Choeur 'Rassurez-vous, belle Princesse' (Iphigenie) : Vous essayez en vain (Iphigenie) : 'Rassurez-vous, belle Princesse (Suite)' (Choeur) : 'Vous essayez en vain' (Iphigenie)
29. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 1: Air 'Par la crainte et par l'esperance' (Iphigenie)
30. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 2: 'Ma fille, votre hymen s'apprete' (Clytemnestre, Iphigenie)
31. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Interlude: Les auteurs de vos jours' (Achille) - Marche
32. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Interlude: Les auteurs de vos jours' (Achille) - 'Rival de ma valeur' (Achille)
33. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Interlude: Les auteurs de vos jours' (Achille) - 'Chantez, celebrez votre reine' (Achille, Choeur)
34. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Interlude: Les auteurs de vos jours' (Achille) - Air 'Achille est couronne'
35. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Interlude: Les auteurs de vos jours' (Achille) - 'Ami sensible, ennemi redoutable' (Choeur)
36. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Interlude: Les auteurs de vos jours' (Achille) - Air gai (Danse)
37. Iphigenie en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Interlude: Les auteurs de vos jours' (Achille) - Passacaille (Ballet)

Tracks:

1. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: Choeru 'Les filles de Lesbos' : 'Venez et vous serez mes compagnes fideles' (Iphigenie)
2. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: 'Air pour les esclaves' (Allegretto)
3. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 3: Quatuor (Iphigenie, Clytemnestre, Achille, Patrocle et Choeur) 'Jamais a tes autels'
4. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 4: Princesse, pardonnez (Acholle Arcas, Clytemnestre, Iphigenie) : Choeru 'Nous ne souffrirons point ce sacrifice impie' (Thessaliens) : Seigneur, j'embrasse vos genoux (Clytemnestre)
5. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 4: Air 'Par un pere cruel' (Clytemnestre)
6. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 4: Reine, rassurez-vous (Achille, Clytemnestre)
7. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 4: trio 'Cest mon pere, Seigneur' (Iphigenie, Clytemnestre, Achille)
8. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 5: Suis-moi, Patrocle (Achilles, patrocle) : Cours, et dis-lui (Achille)
9. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 6: Je le vois (Achille, Agamemnon)
10. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 6: Duo 'De votre audace temeraire' (Agamemnon, Achille) : Je n'ai qui'un mot a vous dire (Achille) : Avant que votre fureur (Achille)
11. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 7: Tu decides son sort (Agamemnon)
12. Iphige en Aulide: Act 2, Scene 7: Air 'O toi, l'objet le plus aimable' (Agamemnon)
13. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 1: Choeur 'Non, non, nous ne souffrirons pas' (Grecs, Iphigenie, Arcas) : Scene 2: Ne tentez point des efforts impuissants (Iphigenie)
14. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 3: Princesse, suivez-moi (Achille, Iphigenie)
15. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 3: Air 'Il faut, de mon destin' (Iphigenie)
16. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 3: Et vous m'aimez (Achilles, Iphigenie)
17. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 3: Adieu: conservez dans votre ame? (Iphigenie)
18. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 3: Sans vous, Achille pourrait vivre? (Achille, Iphigenie)
19. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 3: Air 'Calchas, d'un trait mortel perce' (Achille)
20. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 4: Cruel! il fuit (Iphigenie) : Choeur 'Non, non, nous ne souffrirons pas (Grecs)
21. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 5: Osez mettre le comble (Clytemnestre, Iphigenie)
22. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 5: Air 'Adieu, vivez pour Oreste' (Iphigenie) : Lui, par qui le couteau (Clytemnestre, Iphigenie) : Choeur 'Non, non, nous ne souffrirons pas (Grecs)
23. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 5: Vous entendez, les cris (Iphigenie, Clytemnestre)
24. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 6: Dieux puissants que j'atteste (Clytemnestre) : Ma fille, je la vois (Clytemnestre)
25. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 6: Air 'Jupiter, lance la foudre' (Clytemnestre)
26. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 6 - until 9 - Puissante Deite : Pour prix du sang : Fuyons, fuyons tous : O ma fille : Arretez, arretez (Grecs, Clytemnestre, Thessaliens, Iphiginie, Achilles, Calchas)
27. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 9 - 2
28. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 9 - 3
29. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 9 - 4
30. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 9 - 5
31. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 9 - 6
32. Iphige en Aulide: Act 3, Scene 9 - 7

Customer Reviews:

Gardiner's Iphigenie en Aulide.......2006-02-14

The main review is very helpful indeed, but one thing that should have been mentioned is that a lot of the ballet music is omitted, including the first Air gai and Lento (no. 7) after Clytemnestra's first aria (no. 6) and the Air gai from the no. 11 ballet, both in Act I. These are very familiar and well known melodies, and there are others omitted too. I made a tape with these numbers inserted from a recording of some of the Aulide ballet music. I got the recording because it was the best available, but we really need a COMPLETE recording of the opera. I doubt if Gardiner will come to the rescue, because his recent recording of Alceste omits most of the ballet music too.
I for one am really a fan of Gluck.

The previous reviewer is wrong.......2005-09-13

The previous reviewer is wrong in saying the Muti recording is the only other one available. To me, the definitive recording is the 1972 one with Fischer-Dieskau, Moffo, Auger, Weikl, conducted by Eichhorn, on RCA. Its musical merit is above any compliment.

Gluck's first Iphigenie..........2002-02-20

This is the only available recording of a neglected masterpiece, Gluck's first "Iphigenie" opera, premiered in Paris in 1774, five years before his greatest work, "Iphigenie en Tauride". Though "Iphigenie en Aulide" doesn't have the concentrated force of the later opera, it is still very moving and contains much beautiful music. It was the first of Gluck's six operas to be written for the French stage and while it certainly forms part of his mission to reform the old, seemingly undramatic style of Baroque opera, it also owes a great deal to the tradition of `tragedie lyrique', and listeners familiar with Rameau or Leclair will be at home here - Gluck's work, like theirs, is built up from a mosaic of short arias, choruses and dances, with plenty of opportunity for big setpiece scenes. The story is set against the background of the Trojan War. King Agamemnon, the supreme commander of the Greeks, has assembled his army at the port of Aulis, ready to embark for Troy. But the winds won't come, the gods are angry and Agamemnon will only be allowed to sail with his fleet on one condition - that he sacrifice his young daughter, Iphigenia. Agamemnon is torn between love for his child and duty to his people. He is also threatened by the hotblooded young Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior and Iphigenie's fiancée, and by the wrath of his wife, Clytemnestra. This provided the composer and librettist with great opportunities for anguished monologues and angry clashes between the main characters and the increasingly mutinous Greek army, and also for moving irony - the innocent heroine simply cannot believe that her father means anything but the best for her (connoisseurs of historical irony might want to note the fact that the ravishing chorus announcing the arrival of the unwitting Iphigenie to Aulis was also used to announce Marie Antoinette's entrance at the opera house, another princess who was later to be sacrificed). However, the conventions of eighteenth century dictated that the opera must end happily, and just as Agamemnon is about to sacrifice his daughter, the goddess Diana descends from the heavens to announce that divine anger is appeased, Iphigenie's life is spared, the winds begin to blow and the Greeks give thanks in a massive final chorus.(Opera fans are probably more familiar with the alternative version in which Iphigenia is indeed sacrificed and her mother Clytemnestra takes revenge against her husband leading to a family feud which reaches its bloody climax in Strauss's "Elektra". Gluck's other opera on the theme, "Iphigenie en Tauride", uses an alternative version of the myth where Iphigenia vanishes at the moment of sacrifice and is taken off by the goddess Diana to serve as her priestess in the desolate, far distant region of Tauris on the Black Sea, until she is rescued, years later, by her long-lost brother, Orestes).

This is apparently the only version of this important opera now available (there was a recording by Riccardo Muti, a few years back, which I haven't heard and which is now deleted). It is generally fine but it has several problems which mean that it cannot be regarded as definitive. The most serious drawback of this recording is perhaps the fact that it is not performed on period instruments, causing a severe drop in dramatic power. Lots of the detail of Gluck's simple yet subtle orchestration is lost with a blander, smoother sounding modern orchestra. The orchestra and chorus here also sound underpowered, as if on a chamber scale (although perhaps this is the fault of the recording which has the voices well forward). This can be charming in some of the dance music (the same ensemble was great in Gardiner's recording of Gluck's lighter comic opera, "Les Pelerins de la Mecque") but it makes the drama seem far less involving and detracts from some critical moments: the Greek soldiers hardly sound as if they are baying for Iphigenie's blood at the start of Act 3 and when Clytemnestra sings "Jupiter, lance ta foudre", the crash of the thunderbolt is nowhere to be heard. Whatever the problem, either the use of modern instruments or the recording itself, this version lacks sufficient 'bite'. The biggest advantage of the recording is the cast - the four main characters, the focus of Gluck's drama, are all excellently sung. Jose van Dam is an Agamemnon of great authority and he sounds torn apart in his famous monologue, "O toi, l'objet le plus aimable". Lynne Dawson, with her plangent soprano, is ideal as the naïve, young Iphigenie - no-one could fail to be moved by her touching farewell, "Adieu, conservez dans votre ame", one of Gluck's very finest moments. Anne-Sofie von Otter is the outraged mother, singing her ballad-like aria ,"Par un pere cruel," with great pathos; and John Aler makes a youthful, fervent Achilles. Gardiner's conducting moves the drama onwards but he is seriously hampered by the lack of power from his orchestra. With any luck, Mark Minkowski's wonderful Gluck series will get round to this neglected masterpiece before long (or even Gardiner himself could re-record it with period instruments - I'm looking forward to his new `authentic' recording of "Alceste", also with von Otter). Until then, this version is still worth exploring, since this opera contains music which no Gluck fan should miss. (Brys)

Average customer rating:

Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide [Highlights] Van Dam , Von Otter , Dawson , Deletre , Gardiner , and Orchestre De L'opera De Lyon Manufacturer: Apex ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00068C86K Release Date: 2006-06-01

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Act I: Brillant Auteur De La Lumiere
3. Act I: C'est Trop Faire De Resistance
4. Act I: D'une Sainte Terreur
5. Act I: Nommez-Vous La Victime
6. Act I: Au Faite Des Grandeurs
7. Act I: Que D'attraits
8. Act I: Armez-Vous D'un Noble Courage
9. Act I: Helas! Mon Coeur Sensible
10. Act I: Cruelle, Non Jamais
11. Act I: Ne Doutez Jamais De Ma Flamme
12. Act Ii: Rassurez-Vous, Belle Princesse
13. Act Ii: Par La Crainte Et Par L'esperance
14. Act Ii: Chantez, Celebrez Votre Reine
15. Act Ii: Achille Est Couronne
16. Act Ii: Ami Sensible, Ennemi Redoubtable
17. Act Ii: Air Gai
18. Act Ii: Air Pour Les Esclaves
19. Act Ii: Jamais A Tes Autels
20. Act Ii: Par Un Pere Cruel
21. Act Ii: C'est Mon Pere, Seigneur
22. Act Ii: De Votre Audace Temeraire
23. O Toi, L'objet Le Plus Aimable
24. Act Iii: Il Faut, De Mon Destin
25. Act Iii: Adieu, Conservez Dans Votre Ame
26. Act Iii: Calchas, D'un Trait Mortel Perce
27. Act Iii: Adieu, Vivez Pour Oreste
28. Act Iii: Ma Fille, Je La Vois
29. Act Iii: Jupiter, Lance La Foudre
30. Act Iii: Mon Coeur Ne Saurait Contenir
31. Act Iii: Jusqu'aux Voutes Etherees

Average customer rating: Gardiner the Champion

Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide / Gardiner [Highlights] Christoph Willibald Gluck , Monteverdi Choir , Opéra de Lyon , John Eliot Gardiner , José van Dam , Anne-Sofie von Otter , Lynne Dawson , John Aler , Bernard Deletré , Gilles Cachemaille , René Schirrer , Guillemette Laurens , and Ann Monoyios Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Monteverdi Choir | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Otter, Anne Sophie von | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005EE3 Release Date: 1995-07-18

Tracks:

1. Ov - Orch De L'Opr De Lyon/John Eliot Gardiner
2. Act I, Scene 1. Air: 'Brilliant Auteur De La Lumiere' - Jose Van Dam
3. Act I, Scene 2. Chor: 'C'est Trop Faire De Resistance' - Jose Van Dam/Gilles Cachemaille/Ann Monoyios/Isabelle Eschenbrenner
4. Act I, Scene 2: 'D'une Sainte Terreur'/Duo: 'Tu Veux Que Par Ma Main Tremblante' - Gilles Cachemaille/Jose Van Dam
5. Act I, Scene 2. Chor: 'Nommez-nous La Victime' - Ann Monoyios/Isabelle Eschenbrenner
6. Act I, Scene 4. Air: 'Au Faite Des Grandeurs' - Gilles Cachemaille
7. Act I, Scene 4. Chor: 'Que D'attraits!' - Ann Monoyios/Isabelle Eschenbrenner
8. Act I, Scene 6. Air: 'Armez-vous D'un Noble Courage' - Anne Sofie Von Otter
9. Act I, Scene 7. Air: 'Helas! Mon Coeur Sensible!' - Lynne Dawson
10. Act I, Scene 8. Air: 'Cruelle, Non Jamais' - John Aler
11. Act I, Scene 8. Duo: 'Ne Doutez Jamais De Ma Flamme' - John Aler/Lynne Dawson
12. Act II, Scene 1. Chor: 'Rassurez-Vous, Belle Princesse'/'Vous Essayez En Vain'... - Lynne Dawson
13. Act II, Scene 1. Air: 'Par La Crainte Et Par L'esperance' - Lynne Dawson
14. Act II, Scene 3: 'Chantez, Celebrez Votre Reine' - John Aler
15. Act II, Scene 3. Air: 'Achille Est Couronne' - Ann Monoyios
16. Act II, Scene 3: 'Ami Sensible, Ennemi Redoutable' - Monteverdi Chor
17. Act II, Scene 3: Air Gai (Danse) - Orch De L'Opr De Lyon/John Eliot Gardiner
18. Act II, Scene 3. Air: Pour Les Esclaves (Allegretto) - Orch De L'Opr De Lyon/John Eliot Gardiner
19. Act II, Scene 3. Quatuor: 'Jamais A Tes Autels' - Lynne Dawson/Anne Sofie Von Otter/John Aler/Bernard Deletre
20. Act II, Scene 4. Air: 'Par Un Pere Cruel' - Anne Sofie Von Otter
21. Act II, Scene 4. Trio: 'C'est Mon Pere, Seigneur' - Lynne Dawson/Anne Sofie Von Otter/John Aler
22. Act II, Scene 6. Duo: 'De Votre Audace Temeraire'/'Je N'ai Qu'un Mot A Vous Dire'... - Jose Van Dam/John Aler
23. Act II, Scene 6. Air: 'O Toi, L'objet Le Plus Aimable' - Jose Van Dam
24. Act III, Scene 3. Air: 'Il Faut, De Mon Destin' - Lynne Dawson
25. Act III, Scene 3: 'Adieu: Conservez Dans Votre Ame' - Lynne Dawson
26. Act III, Scene 3. Air: 'Calchas, D'un Trait Mortel Perce' - John Aler
27. Act III, Scene 5. Air: 'Adieu, Vivez Pour Oreste'/'Lui, Par Qui Le Couteau'... - Lynne Dawson/Anne Sofie Von Otter/Ann Monoyios/Isabelle Eschenbrenner
28. Act III, Scene 6: 'Ma Fille, Je La Vois' - Anne Sofie Von Otter
29. Act III, Scene 6. Air: 'Jupiter, Lance La Foudre' - Anne Sofie Von Otter
30. Act III, Scene 9. Quatuor: 'Mon Coeur Ne Saurait Contenir' - Lynne Dawson/Anne Sofie Von Otter/John Aler/Jose Van Dam
31. Act III, Scene 9. Chor: 'Jusque Aux Voutes Etherees' - Ann Monoyios/Isabelle Eschenbrenner

Customer Reviews:

Gardiner the Champion.......2006-10-01

Normally I avoid highlight recordings, being a completist in such matters, more oriented to plots, settings. texts and themes than to performances. I purchased this highlight record, however, because I was already familiar with the opera from Wagner's German version on RCA vinyl and wanted to see what Gardiner does with it. Gardiner had already won my respect with versions of Handel's Hercules and Solomon on vinyl boxed sets. In response to the German version, I found the music a bit stodgy; but in Gardiner's version of the original French everything glows brilliantly. Unlike the more exciting Iphigenie en Tauride, the earlier opera possesses a highly ceremonial character that some might find stilted. Nevertheless Gardiner makes a brilliant case for it. He is in fact the champion of 18th century music offering fine examples of Mozart's Idomeneo and La Clemenza di Tito. William Christie has done the same thing for the 17th century and Rameau in the 1730s. These revivalists have shifted my focus back from the 19th century to serious opera composed before 1800.

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7. Live Recordings, Vol. 1
8. Live Recordings, Vol. 2
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