‎Gluck: Alceste (1956) by Thomas Hemsley — Apple Music Classical

Intrada

Alexander Young, Geraint Jones, Joan Clark, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Geraint Jones Singers, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Thomas Hemsley, Marion Lowe

5:24

Act I Scene 1: Recitative: Popoli che dolenti (Banditore, Popolo, Ismene, Evandro)

Rosemary Thayer, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Raoul Jobin, Joan Clark, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Geraint Jones, Alexander Young, Marion Lowe, Thomas Hemsley

10:20

Act I Scene 2: Chorus: Missero Admeto (Popolo, Alceste, Eumelo, Aspasia, Ismene, Evandro)

Thomas Hemsley, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer, Joan Clark, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Geraint Jones, Marion Lowe, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Alexander Young

15:08

Act I Scene 3: Ballo (High Priest, Priests)

Geraint Jones, Thomas Hemsley, Joan Clark, Marion Lowe, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Alexander Young, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer

7:46

Act I Scene 4: Recitative: Nume, eterno, immortal (Alceste, Priests, Popolo, High Priest)

Alexander Young, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Joan Clark, Thomas Hemsley, Rosemary Thayer, Geraint Jones, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Marion Lowe, Raoul Jobin

7:45

Act I Scene 5: Recitative: Ove son, che ascoltai? (Alceste)

Thomas Hemsley, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer, Geraint Jones Singers, Marion Lowe, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Geraint Jones, Alexander Young, Joan Clark

6:50

Act I Scene 6: Recitative: Ah, t'affretta, o regina (Evandro, Ismene, Alceste)

Joan Clark, Rosemary Thayer, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Marion Lowe, Alexander Young, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Geraint Jones, Thomas Hemsley, Raoul Jobin

2:19

Act I Scene 7: Chorus: E non s'offerse alcuno? (Soloists, Ismene, Evandro, Popolo)

Joan Clark, Raoul Jobin, Thomas Hemsley, Geraint Jones Orchestra, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Alexander Young, Marion Lowe, Geraint Jones, Rosemary Thayer

4:53

Act II Scene 1: Recitative: Ferma. Perche abbandoni (Ismene, Alceste)

Geraint Jones Orchestra, Joan Clark, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Thomas Hemsley, Marion Lowe, Geraint Jones, Alexander Young, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer

4:19

Act II Scene 2: Recititave: Parti, sola restai (Alceste, Infernal Spirit, Infernal Spirits)

Raoul Jobin, Alexander Young, Rosemary Thayer, Joan Clark, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Geraint Jones, Thomas Hemsley, Marion Lowe, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad

16:14

Act II Scene 3: Chorus: Dal lieto soggiorno (Cortigiani, Cavalieri, Evandro)

Geraint Jones Orchestra, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Alexander Young, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer, Thomas Hemsley, Joan Clark, Marion Lowe, Geraint Jones

10:54

Act II Scene 4: Recitative: Signor, mai piu sincero (Evandro, Admeto)

Joan Clark, Alexander Young, Geraint Jones Orchestra, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Marion Lowe, Rosemary Thayer, Thomas Hemsley, Geraint Jones, Geraint Jones Singers, Raoul Jobin

3:04

Act II Scene 5: Recitative: Adorata consorte (Admeto, Alceste)

Geraint Jones, Alexander Young, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer, Thomas Hemsley, Marion Lowe, Joan Clark, Geraint Jones Orchestra, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad

16:22

Act II Scene 6: Recitative: O tenerezza! o amore! (Alceste, Seguito d' Alceste, Ismene, Eumelo, Aspasia)

Marion Lowe, Alexander Young, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Geraint Jones, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Thomas Hemsley, Joan Clark, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer

24:08

Act III Scene 1: Recitative: Ah mio fido! (Evandro, Admeto)

Thomas Hemsley, Alexander Young, Raoul Jobin, Marion Lowe, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Joan Clark, Rosemary Thayer, Geraint Jones, Geraint Jones Orchestra

6:41

Act III Scene 2: Recitative: Sposo, Admeto, idol mio! (Alceste, Admeto, Evandro, Ismene, Infernal Spirits)

Joan Clark, Geraint Jones Singers, Marion Lowe, Rosemary Thayer, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Geraint Jones, Alexander Young, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Thomas Hemsley, Raoul Jobin

8:58

Act III Scene 3: Sinfonia - Recitative: Mori? (Evandro, Ismene)

Marion Lowe, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Joan Clark, Alexander Young, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Raoul Jobin, Thomas Hemsley, Rosemary Thayer, Geraint Jones

13:24

Act III Scene 4: Recitative: Lasciatemi, crudeli (Admeto, Ismene, Evandro)

Thomas Hemsley, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Alexander Young, Joan Clark, Raoul Jobin, Rosemary Thayer, Geraint Jones, James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Marion Lowe

2:48

Act III Final Scene: Recitative: Ameto, in cielo ancora (Apollo, Admeto, Alceste, All)

James Atkins, Kirsten Flagstad, Rosemary Thayer, Marion Lowe, Geraint Jones Orchestra, Thomas Hemsley, Alexander Young, Geraint Jones Singers, Joan Clark, Geraint Jones, Raoul Jobin

5:42

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Composer
Thomas Hemsley

Baritone
Geraint Jones

Conductor
Raoul Jobin

Tenor
Kirsten Flagstad

Soprano

Birgit Fauseweh

Graphic Design
Wolfgang Teubner

Liner Notes