Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Part Two
Tuesday 20 November 2007 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Tuesday 20 November 2007 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Tuesday 19 August 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Rameau is best known for his operas, yet he didn't write his first one until he was nearly 50. The result, Hippolyte et Aricie, caused an absolute sensation. Donald Macleod investigates.
Playlist
Hippolyte et Aricie (Act 1 excerpt)
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (conductor)
Archive 445 853-2
CD1 track 18
Hippolyte et Aricie (Act 2, Sc 2-5)
Aricie ...... Véronique Gens (soprano)
Hippolyte ...... Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)
Phèdre ...... Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano)
Diane ...... Thérèse Feighan (soprano)
L'Amour/Une Bergère/Une Matelote ...... Annick Massis (soprano)
Pluton/Neptune/Jupiter ...... Laurent Naouri (baritone)
Thésée ...... Russell Smythe (baritone)
Ensemble Vocal Sagittarius
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski (conductor)
Archiv 445 853-2
CD2 tracks 5 to 22
Castor et Pollux (Act 1, Sc 3)
Agnes Mellon (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi 901435.37
CD1 track 10
Les Fetes d'Hebe (Act 3, Sc 7)
Iphise ...... Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
L'oracle ...... Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
Erato 3984-21064-2
CD2 tracks 31-42
