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~ Christoph Willibald Gluck (Artist), Paul McCreesh (Artist), Carolyn Sampson (Artist), Gillian Webster (Artist), Susan Gritton (Artist), et al.
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  • Audio CD (9 May 2005)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Universal Classics
  • ASIN: B00099BPN8
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Paride ed Elena - OvertureGabrieli Players 4:11£0.79
Listen  2. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 1 - Non sdegnareGillian Webster 2:30£0.79
Listen  3. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 1 - "O del mio dolce ardor"Magdalena Kozená 3:09£0.79
Listen  4. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 1 - BalloGabrieli Players 1:02£0.79
Listen  5. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 1 - Dell'aurea sua stella - BalloGillian Webster 2:29£0.79
Listen  6. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 1 - "Spiagge amate"Magdalena Kozená 2:41£0.79
Listen  7. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 2 - Stranier, la mia ReginaCarolyn Sampson 4:51£0.79
Listen  8. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 2 - Ma, chi seiCarolyn Sampson 2:50£0.79
Listen  9. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 3 - Felice te, che possessor saraiCarolyn Sampson 1:28£0.79
Listen10. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 3 - Nell'ideaCarolyn Sampson 3:06£0.79
Listen11. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 3 - Ballo AGabrieli Players0:42£0.29
Listen12. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 3 - Ballo BGabrieli Players 1:13£0.79
Listen13. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 3 - Ballo C. MaestosoGabrieli Players 1:09£0.79
Listen14. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 3 - Ballo D. Amabile moderatoGabrieli Players 2:29£0.79
Listen15. Paride ed Elena / Act 1 / Scene 3 - Ballo E. AllegroGabrieli Players 1:12£0.79
Listen16. Paride ed Elena / Act 2 / Scene 1 - Si presenti, mi veggaSusan Gritton 1:46£0.79
Listen17. Paride ed Elena / Act 2 / Scene 2 - Regina! O DeiMagdalena Kozená 6:43£0.79
Listen18. Paride ed Elena / Act 2 / Scene 2 - Forse più d'una beltaSusan Gritton 4:21£0.79
Listen19. Paride ed Elena / Act 2 / Scene 3 - Tutto qui mi sorprendeMagdalena Kozená 1:25£0.79
Listen20. Paride ed Elena / Act 2 / Scene 3 - "Le belle immagini"Magdalena Kozená 4:35£0.79
Listen21. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Introduzione. MaestosoGabrieli Players0:31£0.29
Listen22. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Prence, la tua presenzaSusan Gritton 1:27£0.79
Listen23. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Dalla reggia rilucenteGabrieli Consort 1:07£0.79
Listen24. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Negli strali, nell'arco possenteDaniel Auchincloss 1:15£0.79
Listen25. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Aria per i AtletiGabrieli Players 1:54£0.79
Listen26. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Non più! L'eroe trojanoSusan Gritton0:46£0.29
Listen27. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Coro d'AtletiGabrieli Consort0:53£0.29
Listen28. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Per te, signorSusan Gritton 2:15£0.79
Listen29. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Quegli occhi belliMagdalena Kozená 6:55£0.79
Listen30. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Misero! Ahimè!Magdalena Kozená 2:35£0.79
Listen31. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - Fingere più non soMagdalena Kozená 5:49£0.79


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - MaestosoGabrieli Players0:44£0.29
Listen  2. Paride ed Elena / Act 3 - ChaconneGabrieli Players 7:38Album Only
Listen  3. Paride ed Elena / Act 4 / Scene 1 - Temerario! E non bastaSusan Gritton 3:20£0.79
Listen  4. Paride ed Elena / Act 4 / Scene 2 - Vengo, o Regina!Carolyn Sampson 1:07£0.79
Listen  5. Paride ed Elena / Act 4 / Scene 2 - Ah, lo veggoSusan Gritton 1:36£0.79
Listen  6. Paride ed Elena / Act 4 / Scene 2 - Non lontana esser già parmiSusan Gritton 1:01£0.79
Listen  7. Paride ed Elena / Act 4 / Scene 3 - Sì, spietata. s'accendeMagdalena Kozená 7:16Album Only
Listen  8. Paride ed Elena / Act 4 / Scene 3 - "Di te scordarmi"Magdalena Kozená 5:27£0.79
Listen  9. Paride ed Elena / Act 4 / Scene 4 - Lo temei: non mi sentoSusan Gritton 1:11£0.79
Listen10. Paride ed Elena / Act 4 / Scene 4 - Lo potrò!Susan Gritton 3:38£0.79
Listen11. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 1 - Elena a me s'asconde!Carolyn Sampson 4:12£0.79
Listen12. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 1 - Donzelle sempliciSusan Gritton 2:09£0.79
Listen13. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 1 - Consolati, o Regina!Carolyn Sampson 1:04£0.79
Listen14. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 2 - Opportuno giungestiCarolyn Sampson 2:44£0.79
Listen15. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 3 - T'inganni, il tuo destinoGillian Webster 1:12£0.79
Listen16. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 3 - Va coll'amata in senoGillian Webster 2:38£0.79
Listen17. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 4 - Che udii?Susan Gritton 2:56£0.79
Listen18. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 4 - Sempre a te sarò fedele!Magdalena Kozená 2:45£0.79
Listen19. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 5 - AndanteGabrieli Players0:40£0.29
Listen20. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 5 - AllegroGabrieli Players0:23£0.29
Listen21. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 5 - Altri mai da ignota spondaCarolyn Sampson0:25£0.29
Listen22. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 5 - Vieni al mar!Gabrieli Consort 1:11£0.79
Listen23. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 5 - Presto fugge la beltàCarolyn Sampson 1:13£0.79
Listen24. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 5 - Sempre a te sarò fedele!Magdalena Kozená0:45£0.29
Listen25. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Scene 5 - Vieni al mar!Gabrieli Consort 1:08£0.79
Listen26. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Appendices - AndanteGabrieli Players0:41£0.29
Listen27. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Appendices - AllegroGabrieli Players0:24£0.29
Listen28. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Appendices - Vieni al mar!Gabrieli Consort 1:11£0.79
Listen29. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Appendices - Altri mai da ignota sponda!Carolyn Sampson0:25£0.29
Listen30. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Appendices - Vieni al marGabrieli Consort 1:02£0.79
Listen31. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Appendices - Presto fugge la belta!Carolyn Sampson 1:13£0.79
Listen32. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Appendices - Sempre a te sarò fedele!Magdalena Kozená0:45£0.29
Listen33. Paride ed Elena / Act 5 / Appendices - Vieni al mar!Gabrieli Consort 1:10£0.79

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5.0 out of 5 stars Luminous beauty, 3 April 2006
Gluck's fortunes have risen dramatically over the last decade, with new recordings of almost all his major operas and a few rarities too. "Paride ed Elena", his third and least known Italian "reform" opera, written for Vienna in 1770, is aptly described by Paul McCreesh in the booklet to this new recording as "buried treasure". The opera's relative lack of popularity might be due to the unusual plot. In many ways, "Paride ed Elena" is the polar opposite of Gluck's more famous musical dramas, which are tragic in feeling even if they have happy endings. The tone of the libretto is light and ironic, telling the story of the Trojan prince Paris' visit to Sparta to abduct the Greek princess Helen. Amore (Cupid) plays as big a role as he does in "Orfeo" in bringing the lovers together, but here he comes across as a cheeky, rococo matchmaker. The drama, such as it is, hinges on whether Helen will give in to Paris' seduction and, whatever her hesitations, we're never in much doubt what her final decision will be. Ironically, only in the ending is there any hint of tragedy. The goddess Pallas Athena appears descending on a cloud and angrily announces, not the usual happy resolution of the story, but the great disaster of the Trojan War which will result from Paris and Helen's elopement.

The opera might be virtually unknown but its music has gradually been seeping into public consciousness. In recent years arias from "Paride" have appeared with increasing frequency on opera recital discs, not least Magdalena Kozena's own "Le Belle Immagini" which took its title from one of the finest numbers here. Now we get a chance to hear them in context. From the plot summary, it's clear there's not much dramatic tension but there is plenty of eroticism. "There is a seething passion in 'Paride ed Elena'," says McCreesh, " and it hits all the harder for being understated." His reading reflects that understatement. Magdalena Kozena has a beautiful but delicate voice and she makes a rather restrained Paris, youthful but inward, most at home with the contemplative "Le belle immagini".Susan Gritton's singing is not always so mellifluous but her Helen is more passionate. Carolyn Sampson makes a pretty Amore. McCreesh's conducting tends towards the static; maybe because this was the result of an unstaged performance, it often verges on oratorio. Marc Minkowski might have given us a more dynamic - if wayward - reading and, for my money, no Gluck conductor today can compete with John Eliot Gardiner, who - it must be said - does have the advantage of almost thirty years' experience performing this composer. But the playing of the Gabrieli Consort is excellent and what McCreesh does very well is to bring out the luminous beauty of the score, which contains some truly wonderful moments, as anyone who has heard "Le belle immagini" or "O del mio dolce ardor" might expect. Paris' aria "Quegli occhi belli" is equally fine, a virtuoso seduction piece, accompanied by the harp like Orfeo's invocation to the Furies. The grand finale is another highlight, bringing back music heard in the overture to stunning effect This probably shouldn't be your first Gluck opera. Newcomers would be better to start with "Orfeo", "Iphigenie en Tauride" (Minkowski) and "Alceste" (Gardiner). But anyone who has become addicted to the composer's "beautiful simplicity" will have to have this fine new recording.

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