Donald Macleod considers the composer's first 50 years, which for the most part are shrouded in mystery.
During his lifetime, Rameau was widely regarded as the greatest French composer of the age, yet within a few decades of his death, his music had fallen into neglect. It took a century for the Rameau revival to begin and almost as long again for him to be fully rehabilitated. Donald Macleod considers the composer's first 50 years, which for the most part are shrouded in mystery.
Contredanse (La guirlande)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
Prelude (Premier livre de pieces de clavecin)
Michel Kiener (harpsichord)
In convertendo
Sophie Daneman, Olga Pitarch (sopranos)
Jeffrey Thompson (tenor)
Nicolas Rivenq (bass-baritone)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
Le berger fidele
Veronique Gens (soprano)
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (conductor)
Les sauvages; La poule (Nouvelles suites de pieces de clavecin)
William Christie (harpsichord).
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie: Entr茅e des habitants de la for锚t
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.- ERATO : 0630-15517-2.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie: Act II Scene 5
Singer: Nathan Berg. Singer: Christopher Josey. Singer: Matthieu L茅croart. Singer: Bertrand Bontoux. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.- ERATO : 0630-15517-2.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Thetis
Performer: Ingrid Seifert. Performer: Charles Medlam. Performer: Terence Charlston. Singer: Peter Harvey. Orchestra: London Baroque.- BIS : CD-1495.
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