Alceste, Wq.44 (Gluck, Christoph Willibald)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1767 (Italian) ; 1776 (French)
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Italian language; French language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano; For orchestra (arr); For orchestra; For strings (arr); For strings; Scores featuring string ensemble; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For viola, piano (arr); Scores featuring the viola; For harp, violin (arr); Scores featuring the harp; Scores featuring the violin
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Contents

Performances

Naxos

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Synthesized/MIDI

Ouverture

For Strings (Argañaraz)

 Synthesized Performance
#150043 - 0.04MB - ? -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 492×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2011/11/12)

Performers Eduardo Javier Argañaraz
Publisher Info. Eduardo Javier Argañaraz
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Version A (Italian)

 Complete Score
#511234 - 129.17MB, 250 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 54×⇩ - Vangi

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Vangi (2018/2/1)

Publisher. Info. Vienna: Giovanni Tomaso de trattnern, 1769.
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, kbr 1562542, cote: Fétis 2.574 C - RISM A/I G 2661
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 Prefatory material; Ouverture / Intrada
#103866 - 1.89MB, 21 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2820×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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 Act I
#103867 - 10.32MB, 71 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2040×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/2)

 Act II
#103868 - 14.19MB, 95 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1029×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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 Act III
#103869 - 8.17MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 818×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/2)

Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Giovanni Tomaso de Trattnern, 1777.
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 Ouverture / Intrada
#103870 - 4.96MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1308×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/2)

 Act I
#103871 - 37.48MB, 160 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 768×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/2)

 Act II
#103879 - 40.22MB, 165 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 411×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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 Act III
#103880 - 24.91MB, 105 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 314×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/6/2)

Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Version B (French)

 Complete Score
#02515 - 49.78MB, 307 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4797×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2006/12/26)

 Complete Score
#297229 - 26.23MB, 308 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1151×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2013/9/25)

Copyist First edition
Engraver Mme. Lobry
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Bureau d'Abonnement Musical, n.d.[1776].
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 Complete Score
#511235 - 114.89MB, 300 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 36×⇩ - Vangi

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Vangi (2018/2/1)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Boieldieu Jeune, 1776.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, kbr 1563909, cote: Fétis 2.678 C - RISM A/I G 2642
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Divinités du Styx (Act I, sc.7)

 Complete Score
#130200 - 0.25MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2556×⇩ - editor

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editor (2011/9/27)

Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006
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Parts

Overture

 Flute 1, 2
#348990 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 374×⇩ - Eze

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⇒ 5 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (D) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Strings

 Oboe 1, 2
#348991 - 0.08MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 218×⇩ - Eze

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 Bassoon 1, 2
#348992 - 0.07MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 177×⇩ - Eze

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 Horn 1, 2 (D)
#348993 - 0.06MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 219×⇩ - Eze

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 Trombone 1, 2, 3
#348994 - 0.08MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 318×⇩ - Eze

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 Strings
#368861 - 0.21MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 602×⇩ - Eze

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Vocal Scores

Version A (Italian)

 Atto Primo
#392548 - 6.54MB, 60 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 355×⇩ - Adidiva

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 Atto Secondo
#392549 - 7.21MB, 60 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 163×⇩ - Adidiva

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 Atto Terzo
#392550 - 7.29MB, 65 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 143×⇩ - Adidiva

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Adidiva (2015/9/10)

Publisher. Info. Milano: G. Ricordi & C., n.d. Plate 49139
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Version B (French)

 Complete Score
#45560 - 14.07MB, 216 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3613×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/11/6)

Language French / German
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, Collection Litolff, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 2203.
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 Part 1
#30169 - 5.27MB, 100 (ii, #3-100) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1796×⇩ - Zoé

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Zoé (2009/4/4)

 Part 2
#30168 - 3.79MB, 75 (#101-175) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 872×⇩ - Zoé

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Zoé (2009/4/4)

 Color cover
#30170 - 1.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 335×⇩ - Zoé

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Zoé (2009/4/4)

Arranger Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849-1921), piano reduction
Language French / German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1882). Plate 6660.
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 Complete Score
#213726 - 7.42MB, 144 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 676×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2012/5/2)

Arranger Theodore Thomas (1835-1905), piano reduction
Language English / German
Translator Theodore Thomas (1835-1905), English and German texts
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church & Co., 1877.
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 Complete Score
#297228 - 30.74MB, 294 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 488×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2013/9/25)

Arranger François-Auguste Gevaert (1828-1908), piano reduction
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: Henry Lemoine & Cie., 1902. Plate 19141 HL.
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Selections

 Divinités du Styx (Act I, sc.7)
#171903 - 0.38MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1309×⇩ - Bassani

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Bassani (2012/1/18)

 Non ce n'est point un sacrifice
#171901 - 0.32MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 336×⇩ - Bassani

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Bassani (2012/1/18)

Publisher. Info. Échos de France, Premier volume
Paris: A. Durand & Fils, n.d. Plate D. & F. 89
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Divinités du Styx (Act I, sc.7)

 Complete Score
#112162 - 4.47MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1107×⇩ - Emery

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Emery (2011/8/4)

Editor Max Spicker (1858-1912)
Language English / French
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1889. Plate 7045.
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 Complete Score
#130201 - 0.18MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1431×⇩ - editor

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Arranger Pierre Gouin, piano reduction - Contact
Language French
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano

 Complete Score
#86305 - 6.17MB, 64 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1117×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/12/2)

Publisher. Info. Partitions d'opéras et d'oratorios pour piano seul
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For Piano

 Overture
#443105 - 6.68MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Unl

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 Act I
#443106 - 16.43MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25×⇩ - Unl

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 Act II
#443107 - 22.92MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 19×⇩ - Unl

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 Act III
#443108 - 28.36MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Unl

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Arranger Anonymous
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 6757.
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Ouverture

For Orchestra (Weingartner)

 Complete Score
#77511 - 3.33MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/13 - 1025×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2010/9/3)

Arranger Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1898. Plate Part.B.1123.
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For String Orchestra (Argañaraz)

 Complete Score
#150037 - 0.64MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2025×⇩ - Reccmo

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⇒ 6 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses • Engraving files (Sibelius)

 Violins I
#150038 - 0.19MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 856×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2011/11/12)

 Violins II
#150039 - 0.17MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 509×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2011/11/12)

 Violas
#150040 - 0.15MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 475×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2011/11/12)

 Cellos
#150041 - 0.14MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 522×⇩ - Reccmo

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 Basses
#150042 - 0.13MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 449×⇩ - Reccmo

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 Engraving files (Sibelius)
#182716 - 0.11MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 333×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/2/29)

Arranger Eduardo Javier Argañaraz
Publisher. Info. Eduardo Javier Argañaraz
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For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich)

 Complete Score
#58723 - 0.93MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 421×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2010/3/11)

Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1822–1872)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 5382
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Andante et Gavotte

For Viola and Piano (Klengel)

 Piano score, Viola part
#252602 - 0.45MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 490×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Schalltrichter (2012/9/28)

Arranger Paul Klengel (1854–1935)
Publisher. Info. Klassische Stücke für Viola mit Klavierbegleitung, Vol.3
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate10741.
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March

For Harp and Violin (Krumpholz)

 Complete Score
#493489 - 0.90MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 28×⇩ - Zeyarshwe

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Arranger Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz (1742 -1790)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Naderman, n.d.(ca.1800).
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Misc. Notes Op.posthumous. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): K-1293
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Librettos

 Complete Libretto
#111349 - 3.85MB, 104 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 438×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/7/29)

Language Italian / Danish
Publisher. Info. Copenhagen: N. Møller og Søn, 1792.
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General Information

Work Title Alceste
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 알체스테; Ալկեստե; Alcestes; Alkésztisz; Alcesta; Άλκηστις (Γκλουκ); Альцеста; アルチェステ; Altzeste
Name Aliases アルチェステ (グルック); グルック：アルチェステ
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 294809871; GND: 300060084; BNF: 13912553s
Composer Gluck, Christoph Willibald
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Wq.44
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICG 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1767 (Italian) ; 1776 (French)
First Performance. 1767-12-26 in Vienna: Burgtheater (Italian version) A
1776-04-23 in Paris: Theatre of the Palais-Royal (French version) B
Librettist Ranieri de' Calzabigi
François-Louis Gand Le Bland Du Roullet
Language Italian / French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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External Links Wikipedia article
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