Rameau: Anacréon; Daphnis et Eglé

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The Baroque period produced a number of very great composers, and although many of them were highly versatile, producing masterpieces in a variety of media, there were also areas of unquestioned specialization. Bach wrote cantatas, Handel did operas and oratorios, Scarlatti was the great composer for the keyboard, Vivaldi mastered the concerto, and Rameau was the great ballet composer of his day. Most of his dance music was inserted into operas or other theatrical works, and it's perfectly possible to extract it in the form of orchestral suites, as is the case here. Performances are expert, and the music itself is prime Baroque. --David Hurwitz

Rameau: Anacréon; Daphnis et Eglé, Music, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Mary Terey-Smith, Capella Savaria, Ballet, Baroque Ballet, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, French Baroque Opera, Opera
Rameau: Anacréon; Daphnis et Eglé
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A marvelous excursion into the French Baroque era
 Rameau: Anacréon; Daphnis et Eglé

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000014F2
Release Date: 1997-05-13

Tracks:

  1. Anacr : Ritournelle
  2. Anacr : Premier et deuxi air vif
  3. Anacr : Air gai
  4. Anacr : Premier et deuxi tambourin
  5. Anacr : Premi et deuxi gavotte
  6. Anacr : Pantomine trgaye
  7. Anacr : Bacchanales
  8. Anacr : Contredanse
  9. Daphnis et Egl Ouverture
  10. Daphnis et Egl Sarabande trtendre
  11. Daphnis et Egl Premi et deuxi gavotte en rondeau
  12. Daphnis et Egl Premier et deuxi passepied
  13. Daphnis et Egl Entrdes jeux et des plaisirs
  14. Daphnis et Egl Gigue
  15. Daphnis et Egl Gavotte vive en rondeau
  16. Daphnis et Egl Musette
  17. Daphnis et Egl Premier menuet en rondeau
  18. Daphnis et Egl Premier et deuxi tambourin
  19. Daphnis et Egl Contredanse tres vive

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The Baroque period produced a number of very great composers, and although many of them were highly versatile, producing masterpieces in a variety of media, there were also areas of unquestioned specialization. Bach wrote cantatas, Handel did operas and oratorios, Scarlatti was the great composer for the keyboard, Vivaldi mastered the concerto, and Rameau was the great ballet composer of his day. Most of his dance music was inserted into operas or other theatrical works, and it's perfectly possible to extract it in the form of orchestral suites, as is the case here. Performances are expert, and the music itself is prime Baroque. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A marvelous excursion into the French Baroque era.......2002-11-02

Rameau was limited as to the instrumentation he could use to put together this series of suites. Percussion was limited to the tamborine. Melody depended on the string section with help from the oboes and flutes. You have to realize that these were dance melodies - dances peculiar to the Baroque stage and the Baroque audience. Embellishments are there but they do not detract from the main melody. Strings are used for theme and dynamics. They are the foundation of the driving force compelling the performance. Oboes and flutes are used for contrast. All in all, this CD leads to a very pleasant afternoon of French Baroque music. There is fast, there is slow. There is appreciation of Rameau as an orchestrator given the limited range of instruments he had to deal with. Highly recommended. The best of the Baroque.

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