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162 - Gluck, Christoph Willibald. Alceste. Vienna, Trattner, 1769. A rare first edition of Gluck’s most important Italian opera
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Gluck, Christoph Willibald. Alceste. Vienna, Trattner, 1769. A rare first edition of Gluck’s most important Italian opera Gluck, Christoph Willibald. Alceste. Vienna, Trattner, 1769. Folio (388 x 272 mm); [12], 233, [1] pages. (Slight discoloration.) Contemporary binding in dark brown leather, with gold embellishments and title on the spine (skillfully restored). Three ownership signatures by Boris Christoff. The volume opens with the famous preface in which Gluck and the Livorno-born librettist Ranieri de’ Calzabigi outline the ideal principles that should inspire the art of opera in the future. In essence, the composition of an opera must be crafted without seeking effect for its own sake, avoiding “making a show of difficulty to the detriment of clarity.” Rare first edition of Gluck’s most important Italian opera
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