Christoph Gluck (1714 - 1787) is considered a reformer in the world of opera. The German (born in Erasbach) and Austrian (lived for many years and died in Vienna) composer moved toward more realism in reaction to the highly stylized works of the Late Baroque period.
Classical Music Pages essay from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music includes portrait and details of changes in opera during his life. w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/gluck.html
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. www.hoasm.org/XIID/XIIDGluck.html
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] www.eaglesweb.com/John_Louis_Miller/R_Gluck.PDF
Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of music. Some of his works offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. Includes time line, download and playing instructions, and links to artist pages www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/gluck.html
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. www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=3721
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. www.recmusic.org/lieder/g/gluck.html
Filmography listing movies and television programs based upon or otherwise using his works from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). us.imdb.com/name/nm0323220
Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry features life, operas, portraits and scanned manuscripts, and MIDI audio files. www.karadar.it/Dictionary/gluck.html
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