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Christoph Willibald von Gluck

2 jul 1714 (Erasbach) - 15 nov 1787 (Vienna)

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Classical Music Pages - Classical Music Pages essay from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music includes portrait and details of changes in opera during his life.
HOASM - Biography noting his escape from his father's disapproval, portraits, partial discography, notable works, and related material from theHere Of A Sunday Morning radio program.
RecMusic.org - Vocal works, some with German, French, or Italian texts, a few also with English translations. From the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music.
Ritter Gluck: A Recollection from the Year 1809 - John Louis Miller translation of the E. T. A. Hoffmann story of a series of encounters with the composer. If the date is correct then the story is a fabrication; however, it gives insight into Gluck's later life. [PDF]
Christoph Willibald Gluck - Filmography listing movies and television programs based upon or otherwise using his works from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
Christoph Willibald Gluck - Find A Grave entry of the composer's tomb with biographical background and links to others buried in the cemetery.
Christoph Willibald Gluck - Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry features life, operas, portraits and scanned manuscripts, and MIDI audio files.
Christoph Willibald Gluck - Biography, key works, timeline, recommended recordings, quotes, and suggested further resources from Humanities Web.
Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714 - 1787) - Brief biography, caricature, and summaries of his operatic and balletic music with Naxos discography.
Gluck, Christoph Willibald Ritter von - Biography tracing his progression from Bohemia through much of Europe, showing his collaborators, noting his influence on opera, and providing a summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
NewOlde.com - Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck - Links, recommended recordings and books, new and forthcoming recordings, music editions and pictures of Gluck.

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