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

Intrada

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

5:24

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

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

10:20

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

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

15:08

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

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

7:46

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

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

7:45

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

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

6:50

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

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

2:19

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

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

4:53

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

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

4:19

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

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

16:14

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

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

10:54

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

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

3:04

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

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

16:22

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

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

24:08

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

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

6:41

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

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

8:58

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

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

13:24

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

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

2:48

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

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

5:42

Christoph Willibald Gluck

Composer
Thomas Hemsley

Baritone
Kirsten Flagstad

Soprano
Geraint Jones

Conductor
Alexander Young

Tenor

Birgit Fauseweh

Graphic Design
Wolfgang Teubner

Liner Notes