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Christoph Willibald Gluck
Donald Macleod explores the life of the 18th century German composer, who was Marie Antionette's music teacher. Famous for reforms in the field of opera, Orfeo ed Euridice is his most famous work
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Composer of the Week
Gluck stood aloof from any tradition, declaring he wrote 'music belonging to all nations'.
Sept 2007
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Composer of the Week
Donald Macleod traces the young Gluck's journeys across Europe before he settled in Vienna
Sept 2007
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Composer of the Week
Gluck's manifesto for opera was to 'restrict music to its true function of serving poetry'
Sept 2007
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Composer of the Week
Gluck's decided in 1774 to apply his radical aesthetics to the traditions of French opera.
Sept 2007
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Composer of the Week
Gluck's operatic career included his sequel to Iphigenie en Aulide and a French farce.
Sept 2007