Gluck & his operas : with an account of their relation to musical art / by Hector Berlioz ; translated from the French by Edwin Evans.
| Author/creator | Berlioz, Hector |
| Other author | Evans, Edwin, 1844-1923 translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : W. Reeves, [1915] |
| Description | xiv, 167 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 19 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | À travers chants. Selections. English |
| Contents | Gluck. His "Orphee." Its representation at the Theatre-Lyrique -- Observations made after the first performance -- Gluck. His "Alceste." The "Alceste" of Euripides, and those of Quinault and Calsabigi, the scores of Lulli, Schweizer, Guglielmi and Handel -- Introduction -- The "Alceste" of Euripides -- The story of "Alceste" -- Dialogue between Pheres and Admete -- Reflections on the dialogue -- The "Alceste" of Quinault -- The score of Lulli [Lully] -- Gluck's early experiences -- Gluck and his Italian scores -- Calsabigi's libretto of "Alceste" -- Gluck's account of his own system -- Critical examination of Gluck's account -- Analysis of Gluck's "Alceste" -- The score of Guglielmi -- The score of Schweizer -- The score of Handel -- The revival of Gluck's "Alceste." General description -- Madame Branchu, on the career of the French composer -- The reproduction -- Indispensable conditions for the production of great works. |
| General note | This collection of essays and criticisms and its two companion volumes, "A critical study of Beethoven's nine symphonies", and "Mozart, Weber and Wagner", form together a complete translation of the author's "A travers chants". |
| LCCN | 19007727 |