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Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice - Dance of the Blessed Spirits

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Gluck

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  • Oh for... JUST LISTEN TO THE DAMN SONG. It is MUSIC. You do not fight on sacred ground, to those of you who are religous, and to me, music as a whole and everything contained within... that is sacred ground. This is sacred ground. Be silent, and listen.

  • Hi throwindembows - The solo instrument at 5.50 is indeed a flute - the same flute that's been playing a featured part from 2.40. This is a very well-known solo to flute players. As for the phrase you're talking about, it's a very similar phrase as found in many baroque and rococco pieces (eg JS Bach) - you could have heard something like it anywhere in the music of that period, or later. Can't help you identify a specific piece, I'm afraid.

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  • @ocasionalcheater5 I just acquired a DECCA two CD recording of this opera today. Fantastic! I've wanted to listen to something composed by Gluck and this opera fell into my possession, a used copy. A treasure for sure.

  • @qwackfartz :)

  • Excuses. The second line should read "It changes even the worst day into an almost PERFECT day!

  • This is sheer perfection. It changes even the worst day into an almost pefgect day!

    Waxefield

  • This is truly a magnificent piece.

  • Christoph Willibald von Gluck, compositor alemán qe en el siglo XVIII (1762) creó la música de la ópera "Orfeo y Euridice", con una gran sencillez, uno de los mitos más profundos de la vida, el amor, el destino, la muerte, el hombre...

  • Cosmic orgasm.

  • This is REAL music!

  • muy bueno!

  • Gorgeous. I hope to play this from an organ transcription for All Souls Day in November.

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