Gluck - Iphigénie en Tauride / Goerke · Gilfry · Cole · Salters · S. Baker · I. West · Boston Baroque · Pearlman

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Act One: Intro And Chor: 'Grands Dieux! Soyez-nous Secourables' - Christine Goerke/Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman    
2. Act One: Recitative: 'Iphigenie, O Ciel!' - Sharon Baker/Jayne West/Christine Goerke    
3. Act One: Chor: 'O Songe Affreux!' - Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman/Christine Goerke/Jayne West    
4. Act One: Aria: 'O Toi, Qui Prolongeas Mes Jours' - Christine Goerke    
5. Act One: Chor: 'Quand Verrons-nous Tarir Nos Pleurs?' - Boston Baroqu/Martin Pearlman    
6. Act One: Recitative: 'Dieux! Le Malheur En Tous Lieux Suit Mes Pas' - Stephen Salters/Christine Goerke    
7. Act One: Aria: 'De Noirs Pressentiments' - Stephen Salters    
8. Act One: Chor: 'Les Dieux Apaisent Leur Courroux'/Recitative: 'Malheureuse!'... - Mark Andrew Cleveland/Christine Goerke/Stephen Salters    
9. Act One: Chor: 'Il Nous Fallait Du Sang' - Mark Andrew Cleveland    
10. Act One: Ballet - Boston Baroque/Martin Pearlman    
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Disc: 2
1. Act Three: Recitative: 'Je Cede A Vos Desirs'/Aria: 'D'une Image, Helas!' - Christine Goerke    
2. Act Three: Recitative: 'Voici Ces Captifs Malheureux' - Jayne West/Christine Goerke    
3. Act Three: Recitative: 'O Joie Inattendue!' - Rodney Gilfry/Vinson Cole/Christine Goerke    
4. Act Three: Trio: 'Je Pourrais Du Tyran Tromper La Barbarie' - Christine Goerke/Vinson Cole/Rodney Gilfry    
5. Act Three: Recitative: 'O Moment Trop Heureux!' - Vinson Cole/Rodney Gilfry    
6. Act Three: Duet: 'Et Tu Pretends Encore Que Tu M'aimes?'/Recitative: 'Quoi! Je Ne Vaincrai Pas Ta... - Rodney Gilfry/Vinson Cole    
7. Act Three: Duet: 'Ah! Mon Ami' - Vinson Cole/Rodney Gilfry    
8. Act Three: Recitative: 'Malgre Toi, Je Saurai T'arracher'/Recitative: 'Quoi? Toujours A Mes Voeux' - Rodney Gilfry/Christine Goerke/Vinson Cole    
9. Act Three: Recitative: 'Puisque Le Ciel A Vos Jours S'interesse' - Christine Goerke/Vinson Cole    
10. Act Three: Aria: 'Divinite Des Grandes Ames' - Vinson Cole    
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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The most popular opera of Gluck might be Orfeo ed Euridice, but this one, Iphigénie en Tauride, is probably his most dramatically involving. It is about familial love and deep friendship and, as such, lacks the usual "love" music and interest. But the waters here run deep, and Martin Pearlman and his singers plumb those depths. Christine Goerke's Iphigénie is dignified, rich with expression and beautiful tone. Almost no less good is the Orestes of Rodney Gilfry, who uses his high baritone with intelligence and ease, singing tenderly when needed and explosively at other times. Vinson Cole brings grainy, expressive tenor to the role of Pylades firmly and effectively; and Stephen Salters, as the villainous Thaos, might sing coarsely, but it suits the character. Pearlman gets vivid, exciting playing from his period-instrument Boston Baroque and, on the second CD, offers a 28-minute, music-illustrated lecture after the close of the opera. The sound is luxurious and clear, and the singers' diction is superb. This set is a wonderful surprise--highly recommended. --Robert Levine

Gluck - Iphigénie en Tauride / Goerke · Gilfry · Cole · Salters · S. Baker · I. West · Boston Baroque · Pearlman, Music, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Martin Pearlman, Christine Goerke, Rodney Gilfry, Boston Baroque, Vinson Cole, Sharon Baker, Iayne West, Stephen Salters, Classical, Classical Music, German/Austrian Classical Period Opera, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera/Operetta

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