Rameau, Jean-Philippe > Soprano

Nouveau Monde: Baroque Arias and Songs by Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Marc-Antoine Charpentier and George Frideric Handel / Patricia Petibon, soprano

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: José de Nebra: Vendado es amor, no es ciego; Henry Le Bailly: Yo soy la locura (Passacalle de La Folie); Anonymous: Cachua, improvisation on a melody recogida by Baltasar Martínez Compa...
Performers: Almada, Lincoln; Grare, Joël; Greenlaw, Kevin [Baritone vocal]; Hamon, Pierre; Mascardi, Evangelina; Petibon, Patricia; Rodriguez, Josias
Conductors: Marcon, Andrea
Ensemble: ; La Cetra

Admired for her remarkable creative imagination and exemplary musicianship, soprano Patricia Petibon, in her newest album for Deutsche Grammophon, offers a treasure-trove of fascinating Baroque...continue...
Recording information: Martinskirche in Basel, Switzerland (02/2012)....continue...

Baroque Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo; L' Incoronazione di Poppea; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Dixit Dominus; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Water Mu...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Auger, Arleen; Bianchini, Chiara [Violin]; Brosse, Jean-Patrice; Caens, Thierry; Daniels, David; Deletre, Bernard; Desrochers, Isabelle; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Hantai, Jerom...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Norrington, Roger; Parrott, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Reyne, Hugo; ; Christie, William; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patri...
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Les Folies Françoises; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players; Trio Sonnerie

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Le Triomphe de L'Amour: Songs by Grétry, Luly, Rameau, Campra, Rebel et al. / Sandrine Piau, soprano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-03-27

Works: André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: L' amant jaloux; Le tableau parlant; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Acis et Galatée; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Anacréon; Les fêtes de Ramire; Les Paladins; Les...
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Nicolet, François; Piau, Sandrine; Roumailhac, Juliette
Conductors: Correas, Jerome
Ensemble: Les Paladins (France)

A renowned figure in the world of Baroque music, French soprano Sandrine Piau performs regularly with such celebrated conductors as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Christophe...continue...
Recording information: Royaumont Abbey, France (10/2011)....continue...

Une fête Baroque! / Anne Sofie von Otter; Sandrine Piau; Natalie Dessay; Philippe Jaroussky; Patricia Petibon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Opéra-ballet; Hippolyte et Aricie, Tragédie lyrique; Dardanus, Tragédie lyrique; Platée, Ballet-bouffon; Castor et Pollux, Trag&e...
Performers: Azzaretti, Jael; Benichou, Olivier; Bertin, Pascal; Billiet, Jeroen; Claycomb, Laura; Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Degout, Stephane; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Fierro, Sydney; Haidan, Delphine; H...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert dÆ Astree

Paris's Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Le Concert d' Astree, under its founder and conductor Emmanuelle Haim gave a concert entitled Fetes Baroques to celebrate its 10th...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France (12/19/2011)....continue...

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Platee / Minkowski, Agnew, Delunsch, Beuron [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-10-25

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Platée
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Beuron, Yann; Delunsch, Mireille; Le Texier, Vincent; Naouri, Laurent
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

The creative team that triumphed with the Théâtre du Châtelet production of Offenbach's La Belle Hélène, turned their talents to Platée in this Opéra de...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.0, DTS 5.0
Subtitles: French, English, Ger...continue...

100 Best Soprano Arias

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 51; "Hunt" Cantata BWV 208; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Joshua; Rinaldo; Alcina; Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Henry...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Argenta, Nancy; Augér, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Bella, Benito di; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Régine; Croisie...
Conductors: Huggett, Monica; Schreier, Peter; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Fischer, Georg; Trevor, Kirk; Hickox, Richard; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Barbirolli, John; Rousset, Ch...
Ensemble: ; Europa Galante; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Talens Lyriques; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

In Celebration / William Christie

6 CD / Erato / 2010-10-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Sigismondo d'India: Alme luci beate / Io vi lascio mie scorte, madrigal for 5 voices; Sospir che del bel patto, madrigal (from Madrigali a cinque voci,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auvity, Cyril; Bardon, Patricia; Bayley, Clive; Berg, Nathan [Baritone Vocal]; Beuron, Yann; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bontoux, Bertrand; Bostridge, Ian; Cavallier, Nicolas; ...
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Les Sacqueboutiers; Les Saqueboutiers de Toulouse; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble

Rameau: Anacréon, Le berger fidèle / Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Anacréon, acte de ballet; Le Berger fidèle, cantata for tenor, 2 violins & continuo
Performers: Gens, Véronique
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc

Although Rameau's creative career spanned six decades, he only turned to opera later in life. His dramatic output all dates from the last 30 years...continue...
Recording information: Cité de la Musique, Salle des concerts, Paris, France (11/1995)....continue...

Opera 2010

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2010-06-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Gioachino Rossini: La donna del lago; Antonio Vivaldi: Griselda; Orlando finto pazz...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Brightman, Sarah; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Ciofi, Patrizia; Corelli, Franco; Damrau, Diana; Daniels,...
Conductors: Pappano, Antonio; Ettinger, Dan; Müller, Eduardo; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Muti, Riccardo; Langrée, Louis; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Bicket, Harry; Bateman, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Harding...

Following the enormous success of the album 'Opera 2009', EMI Classics releases Opera 2010. With 40 tracks, and over 21/2 hours of operatic arias and...continue...

Cantates Françaises, Vol. 1: Jacquet de la Guerre & Clérambault

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-10-27

Works: Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre: Jephté, cantata; Pièces de clavecin; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie; Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: L'Amour et Bacchus, cantata; La Triomp...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Flint, Karen; Heimes, Laura; Streetman, Curtis
Conductors: Flint, Karen
Ensemble: Brandywine Baroque

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

Tragédiennes Vol 2 - Opera Arias / Gens, Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Orfeo ed Euridice; Antonio Sacchini: Dardanus; Odipe à Colone; Renaud; Niccolò Piccinni: Didon, opera; André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Andromaqu...
Performers: Gens, Veronique
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les talens lyriques

Following up her critically-lauded Tragediennes album (winner of Gramophone and Echo Kassik Awards), French soprano Veronique Gens has recorded a sequel, continuing the first album's...continue...

Rameau: Les Boréades / William Christie/Opéra National de Paris, Bonney, Agnew [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Boréades
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Azzaretti, Jael; Bonney, Barbara; Degout, Stephane; Naouri, Laurent; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Written in 1763, this opera was abandoned in rehearsal, for reasons still unclear. Rameau died the following year and the work disappeared from public view...continue...
Run Time: 218 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanis...continue...

The Record of Singing Vol 5 - From the LP to the Digital Era

10 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt (The...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Andre, Maurice; Angelici, Martha; Argenta, Nancy;...
Conductors: Ludwig, Leopold; Konwitschny, Franz; Dobroven, Issay; Weigert, Herman; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Karajan, Herbert von; Kempe, Rudolf; Susskind, Walter; Bl...
Ensemble: ; Collegium Vocale (Ghent); Consort of Musicke; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fretwork; Hespèrion XX ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; La Grande Écurie et ...

EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of 'The Record of Singing'. Together this collection offers a breath-taking overview of the past...continue...

200 Ans de musique à Versailles

20 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Antoine Boësset: Air qui produit tant de choses si belles; Ne délibérons plus; Jamais n'aurray-je le pouvoir; Plaignez la rigueur de mon sort; Suis-je pas misérable?; Ennuis...
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Antonini, Claire; Auvity, Cyril; Bazola, François; Bolton, Florence; Brossard, Cecile; Buet, Alain; Champion, Romain; Chauvin, Julien; Crocquenoy, Karine; Crossley-Mercer, Edwin; ...
Conductors: Schneebeli, Olivier; Stryncl, Marek; Niquet, Hervé; Cohën-Akenine, Patrick; Christie, William; Suhubiette, Joel; Pierlot, Philippe [Gamba]; ; Coin, Christophe; Minkowski, Marc; Rousset, C...
Ensemble: Accentus; Ausonia; Cambini Quartet; Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Jacques Moderne Ensemble; La Parnasse Français; Le Cercle de l'Harmonie; Le Concert spirit...

In October 2007, the Centre Musical de Baroque de Versailles celebrated its 20th anniversary, together with the best French musicians around. To complete this anniversary,...continue...

Rameau: Zoroastre / Dupont; Gillot; Letestu; Rousset/Drottningholm Theatre [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2008-10-28

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Zoroastre
Performers: Alexiev, Evgueniy; Andersen, Ditte; Arvidson, Lars; Bundgaard, Sine; Dahlin, Anders; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Schwartz, Marcus; Theruel, Gerard
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Drottningholm Court Theatre Chorus; Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra

Making full use of Drottningholm Theatre's unique 17th century Baroque theatre machinery, as well as his deep creative understanding of the profound drama of the...continue...
Run Time: 227 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, It...continue...

Rameau: Pygmalion, Nélée et Myrthis / William Christie, Les Arts florissants, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-08-12

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion; Nélée et Myrthis ou Les Beaux jours de l'amour, ballet
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Michel-Dansac, Donatienne; Pelon, Caroline; Piau, Sandrine; Semellaz, Francoise
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Rameau: Pigmalion, Grands motets / Niquet, Fouchécourt, de Reyghere, Piau, Gens, Le Concert Spirituel, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pygmalion; Le Temple de la Gloire, fête lyrique; Deus noster refugium, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 oboes, violin, viola & continuo; Quam dilecta, grand motet for s...
Performers: de Reyghere, Greta; Desrochers, Isabelle; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Fournie, Nicole; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Imboden, Stephan; Lamy, Herve [Tenor Vocals]; Piau, Sandrine; Sa, Marcos Lour...
Conductors: Niquet, Hervé
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus

Rameau, Campra: French Cantatas / Harvey, Hyde, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2007-04-07

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Amants trahis; Aquilon et Orithie; Thétis; Deux paysans "Air à boire"; André Campra: Cantates françoises, Book 1
Performers: Harvey, Peter; Hyde, Philippa
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Baroque

Rameau's cantatas are early works in which he experimented with the forms and styles which he would later incorporate into his operas. Both Aquilon and...continue...

Airs Baroques Français / Patricia Petibon, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2007-02-13

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Platée; Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour ou Les Dieux d'Égypte, ballet héroïque; Les Indes galantes; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: David et Jonathas, trag...
Performers: Petibon, Patricia
Conductors: Cohën-Akenine, Patrick
Ensemble: Les folies françoises

Virgin Classics presents Patricia Petibon, the rising French soprano, in her debut recital of virtuoso arias from major French works of the seventeenth and eighteenth...continue...

Recordings for German Radio - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-02-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, tragédie lyrique; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Weisse ...
Performers: Greindl, Josef; Piltti, Lea; Pitti, Lea; Raucheisen, Michael; Scheck, Gustav; Schonecke, Herbert; Schultz, Rudolf; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth; Wolf, Deta

The recordings of songs presented here, ranging from a Bach cantata excerpt to folk songs, were all made during World War II for the Reichsrundfunk...continue...

Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus

2 CD / ABC Classics / 2007-01-31

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Allan, Miriam; Bennett, Stephen; Bone, Corin; Fraser, Anna; Greco, David; McCusker, Kathryn; Mills, Penelope; Walker, Daniel; Whelan, Paul; Whiteley, Damian
Conductors: Walker, Antony

Gramophone Magazine
...this live recording reminds us that this richly endowed and noble work must seek advocacy and exposure wherever it can. The most compelling reason...continue...

Recitals - Schubert, Brahms, etc / Schwarzkopf, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2007-01-16

Works: Franz Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria"; Die Forelle, D 550; Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774/Op. 72; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 ...
Performers: Favaretto, Giorgio; Fischer, Edwin; Raucheisen, Michael; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth

Discover - Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

In dulci jubilo - Baroque Music for Christmas / Baird, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-10-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Quelle est cette odeur agréable? (Whence is that goodly fragrance?) (French); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Vous qui d&...
Performers: Baird, Julianne
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aulos Ensemble

"Julianne Baird and her frequent collaborator, the period-instrument group The Aulos Ensemble, offer some of the fruits of their many Christmas concerts together in a...continue...

Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie / Minkowski, Fouchécourt, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie, tragédie lyrique
Performers: Coadou, Luc; Dyck, Stephan Van; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Gens, Veronique; Georgel, Jean-Louis; Hall, Meredith; Katz, Florence; Massis, Annick; Meunier, Jean-Louis...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Ensemble Sagittarius (Vocal/Instr. Ensemble); Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

"...I think that it will be difficult to better the Minkowski performance and would easily recommend it to anyone eager to become acquainted with a...continue...

Maurice Hewitt conducts Rameau / L'Ensemble Hewitt

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2006-09-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts; Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin; Les Indes galantes
Performers: Joachim, Irène; Malvasio, Raymond; Maurane, Camille
Conductors: Hewitt, Maurice
Ensemble: Maurice Hewitt Orchestra; Yvonne Gouverné Chorus

Maurice Hewitt was born in Asnieres on October 6, 1884 and died in Paris on November 7, 1971. A violin student at the Paris Conservatory,...continue...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Jean-Philippe Rameau In Convertendo / William Christie/Orchestra and Chorus of Les Arts Florisants [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-08-29

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: In convertendo
Performers: Daneman, Sophie; Pitarch Mampel, Olga; Rivenq, Nicolas [baritone]
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Jean-Phillipe Rameau was still a young musician when he moved to Lyon, where he probably composed his few surviving motets, including the Grand Motet 'In...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ger...continue...

Tragédiennes - Gens, Rousset, Les Talen Lyriques

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Jean-Baptiste Lully: Armide, LWV 71; André Campra: Le carnaval de Venise; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie; Castor et Pollux; Les fêtes de Polymnie; Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de M...
Performers: Gens, Véronique
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les talens lyriques

"This fascinating recital, filled with rarities from the French Baroque/Classical period, is comprised of a series of monologues by tragic heroines: they're enraged, submissive, and...continue...

Rameau: Les Paladins / Topi Lehtipuu, Stephanie Dæoustrac, Laurent Naouri, Sandrine Piau [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2006-01-17

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Paladins
Performers: D'Oustrac, Stephanie; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Piau, Sandrine; Piolino, Francois
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Run Time: 204 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Rameau: Les Indes Galantes / Valerie Gabail; Nicolas Rivenq; Paul Agnew & Others [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2005-08-16

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Azzaretti, Jael; Cavallier, Nicolas; Gabail, Valerie; Panzarella, Anna Maria; Petitbon, Particia
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants propel this exuberant prouction of jean-Philippe Rameau's second opera to great heights. Andrei Serban's extravagant, highly baroque staging presents...continue...
Run Time: 244 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Ge...continue...

Rameau: Règne Amour / Sampson, Skidmore, Ex Cathedra

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-06-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes, opéra-ballet; Les Paladins, comédie lyrique; Platée ou Junon jalouse, opera; Zoroastre, tragédie en musique; Dardanus, trag&eacut...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Sampson, Carolyn; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Choir and Baroque Orchestra

"Skidmore has been making a name for himself in both Renaissance and baroque literature, and here he leads a splendid show. He marshals a period-instrument...continue...

Opera Classics - Rameau: Castor et Pollux / Mallon, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux
Performers: Hall, Meredith; Tomkins, Giles; Whicher, Monica
Conductors: Mallon, Kevin
Ensemble: Opera in Concert Chorus

Rameau revised his 1737 opera 'Castor et Pollux' in 1754, at the height of the raging debate, the so-called Querelle des Bouffons, over the relative...continue...

Primavera - Monteverdi, etc / Les Voix Humaines, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2004-04-01

Works: Claude Le Jeune: Revecy venir du printans; Luzzasco Luzzaschi: O Primavera; Claudio Monteverdi: O Primavera, gioventú de l'anno, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 3), SV 68; Chiome d'oro, Canzone...
Performers: Bergeron, Sylvain; Brault, Oliver; Colpron, Francis; Dhavernas, Vincent; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Maute, Matthias; Plouffe, Helene; Taylor, Daniel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Les Voix Humaines

Rameau: Castor & Pollux Highlights / William Christie, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-10-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux
Performers: Brua, Claire; Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Gens, Véronique; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Piau, Sandrine
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Rameau: La Guirlande, Zéphyre / Christie, Arts Florissants

2 CD / Erato / 2001-07-03

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: La guirlande; Zéphire ou les Nymphes de Diane, acte de ballet
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bazola, Francois; Daneman, Sophie; Mechaly, Galle; Ockenden, Rebecca
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

"Arcadian flora is the overriding image in these two one-act ballets, or 'actes de ballets' as they were known, where undistinguished libretti and unambitious plots...continue...

Rameau: Les Grands Motets / Herreweghe, La Chapelle Royale

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-08-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: In convertendo, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 horns, violin, viola & continuo; Quam dilecta, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola & conti...
Performers: de Mey, Guy; Gari, Suzanne; Jansen, Jan-Willem [Hpsch]; Kooy, Peter; Ledroit, Henri; Monbaliu, Lieve; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale

Rameau: Dardanus / Minkowski, Ainsley, Gens, Naouri, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-05-09

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dardanus
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bindi, Jean-Louis; Courtis, Jean-Philippe; Delunsch, Mireille; Gens, Veronique; Kozena, Magdalena; Masset, Francoise; Naouri, Laurent; Smythe, Russell
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre

Marc Minkowski made his debut on Archiv with his much-praised recording of Rameau's "Hippolyte et Aricie." Now he turns his attention to "Dardanus", widely regarded...continue...

Prima Voce - Alma Gluck

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-01-11

Works: Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn, Op 100; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jules Massenet: Élégie; Camille Saint-Saëns: Le Timbre d'Argent; Jean-Philippe Rameau: ...
Performers: Barone, Clement; Bourdon, Rosario; Chotzinoff, Samuel; Gluck, Alma; Lapitino, Francis J.; Rattay, Howard; Zimbalist, Efrem [Violin]
Conductors: Pasternack, Josef A.; Herbert, Victor; Hageman, Richard; Rogers, Walter B.

As in the similar case of John McCormack, it would be hard to exaggerate the extent of Gluck's popularity with the American public. It was...continue...

Rameau: Les Grands Motets / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1 CD / Erato / 1994-11-08

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: In convertendo, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 horns, violin, viola & continuo; Quam dilecta, grand motet for soloists, chorus, 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola & conti...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Cavallier, Nicolas; Daneman, Sophie; Rime, Noemi; Rivenq, Nicolas
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants

Rameau: Les Indes Galantes / Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 1991-10-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes
Performers: Correas, Jerome; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Deletre, Bernard; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; McFadden, Claron; Piau, Sandrine; Poulenard, Isabelle; Rime, Noemi; Rivenq, Nicolas; Ruggeri, Miriam
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants