Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Part Four
Thursday 22 November 2007 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Thursday 22 November 2007 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Thursday 21 August 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Donald Macleod introduces a complete performance of Rameau's acte de ballet of 1748 Pygmalion, which was an instant hit with the Parisian public. By this point, Rameau was so successful that he was officially banned from having more than two operas staged in a single year.
Playlist
La Dauphine
Sophie Yates (harpsichord)
Chandos Chan 0708
CD1 t21
Pygmalion (first perf 1748) - Overture
(Performer details at end)
Harmonia Mundi GD 77143
CD1 t1
Pygmalion - Scenes, 1, 2, 3,
(Performer details at end)
Harmonia Mundi GD 77143
CD1 tracks 2-5
Pygmalion - Scene 4
(Performer details at end)
Harmonia Mundi GD 77143
CD1 tracks 6 - 18
Pygmalion - Scene 5
Pygmalion ...... John Elwes (tenor)
Cephise ...... Mieke van der Sluis (soprano)
Statue ...... Francois Vanhecke (soprano)
Amour ...... Rachel Yakar (soprano)
Choeurs de la Chapelle Royale, Paris
La Petite Bande
Gustav Leonhardt (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi GD 77143
CD1 tracks 19 to 23
