Oct 09, 2017 e nglish touring operas autumn season centres on two great baroque works, handels giulio cesare and rameaus dardanus. His works combined clever harmonic devices, colorful orchestrations and a wide range of emotional expression that often caused controversy among those who favored the music of his rival, jeanbaptiste lully. Leppard is entitled to his own interpretation, and handelian it might well be. Dardanus is typical of jeanphilippe rameau s operas. Jupiters son dardanus is in love with iphise, the daughter. English touring opera has embarked on the autumn tour with its first foray into french baroque opera in jeanphilippe rameaus rarely performed dardanus, a lyric tragedy in. Rameau is always worth seeing as well as hearing, even in a piece as whacky as this. In the 1960s, he played a prime role in the rebirth of interest in baroque music. With raphael pichon, pygmalion, karina gauvin, gaelle arquez. In 1980, raymond leppard conducted his own hybrid version of the 1739 and 1744 scores at the paris opera. Raymond john leppard cbe was a britishamerican conductor, harpsichordist, composer and editor. As with so many early operas, the first problem with dardanus, rameau s third and perhaps greatest tragedie lyrique though it isnt a tragedy, is to establish a workable text.
Dindys welltempered romanticizing of rameau s dances would not withstand the musicologically correct scrutiny of todays baroque specialists, but this is a greatly enjoyable confection, given a refined performance. Dardanus is an opera by jeanphilippe rameau with a frenchlanguage libretto by. Dindys welltempered romanticizing of rameaus dances would not withstand the musicologically correct scrutiny of todays baroque specialists, but this is. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Numerous useful appendixes, indexes and an extensive bibliography. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The plot, which is based on greek legend, is a characteristically tortuous love story often impelled by supernatural interference.
The composer is jeanphilippe rameau, the master of the french baroque. Dardanus is rameaus fifth opera and one of his finest. Rameaus father, jean, played the organ for 42 years in various churches in dijon and hoped. Dardanus is a 119minute studio album of jeanphilippe rameaus opera, performed by a cast led by jose van dam, michael devlin, veronique dietschy. The first version, premiered in 1739 had lots of extraneous spectacle including a sea monster which gave weakness to the plot. John eliot gardiner, raymond leppard, americans alan curtis, dutch. An earlier recording of dardanus by raymond leppard erato offered an unsatisfying compromise between the 1739 and 1744 versions, omitting much fine music. Dardanus by rameau and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. English chamber orchestra raymond leppard jessye norman. Raymond leppards earlier recording was also of rameaus first version, but as a fairly leisurely performance on.
The second version, widely viewed as dramatically superior with fewer implausible episodes, is the one recorded here by. Raymond leppard conducts dardanus, from a 1981 recording, which has singers and an orchestra and conductor who play the music as though its mozart. Rodelinda tolomeo radamisto floridante berenice hippolyte et aricie castor et pollux dardanus. The second version, widely viewed as dramatically superior with fewer. Oct 27, 2017 eto is proud to present the first performance in the uk of the 1744 version of dardanus, rameaus undoubted masterpiece. Jeanphilippe rameau, baptized september 25, 1683, dijon, francedied september 12, 1764, paris, french composer of the late baroque period, best known today for his harpsichord music, operas, and works in other theatrical genres but in his lifetime also famous as a music theorist rameaus father, jean, played the organ for 42 years in various churches in dijon and hoped one day to see.
Dardanus article about dardanus by the free dictionary. E nglish touring operas autumn season centres on two great baroque works, handels giulio cesare and rameaus dardanus. Jeanphilippe rameau, french composer of the late baroque period, best known today for his harpsichord music, operas, and works in other theatrical genres but in his lifetime also famous as a music theorist. Raymond john leppard, one of the foremost british conductors of the twentieth century, has also been a film score composer and a leading scholar and conductor in the movement to restore older music to the stage in performances of authentic style. Over the next six years, the dispute between the conservative lullistes i. Shop rameau, jeanphilippes dardanus raymond leppard cd x 2 for sale by melomaan at 19.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of jean philippe rameau books online. Jeanphilippe rameau dardanus 1981, box, vinyl discogs. It was originally produced in 1739 but later refashioned several times, and for a 1744 revival rameau entirely rewrote the latter half of the work, even down to the. Oct 09, 2016 rameau is always worth seeing as well as hearing, even in a piece as whacky as this. Rameau was a mature composer of fifty before he completed his first opera hippolyte et aricie 1733. Full treatment of great operas and ballets as well as rameaus life and musical times, acoustic and harmonic theories, link to lully, influence on gluck, other topics.
Book now back to top eto is proud to present the first performance in the uk of the 1744 version of dardanus, rameaus undoubted masterpiece. A complicating feature is that dardanus exists in two versions from 1739 and 1744. So begins a ravishing tale of love in war, containing some of the composers finest music including the stunning aria lieux funestes. Dardanus raymond leppard by rameau, jeanphilippe, cd x. The concert opens with a real rarity, vincent dindys arrangement of a suite from rameaus dardanus. At 300 rameaurises from neglect the new york times. Definitive fullscale biography and critical study of great 18thcentury composer.
In 1980, raymond leppard conducted his own hybrid version of the 1739 and 1744 scores at the. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. Gardiner and the english baroque soloists erato num 75040. Dardanus by rameau, jeanphilippe, minkowski, marc, choeur des musiciens du louvre, musiciens du louvre, smythe, russell, gens, veronique, naouri, laurent, ainsley, john mark from amazons classical music store. Leppard was conducting rameaus dardanus at the paris opera when the production turned into what he calls in his book, a fiasco. Dardanus premiered at the paris opera on 19 november 1739 to mixed success, mainly because of the dramatic weakness of the libretto. As with so many early operas, the first problem with dardanus, rameaus third and perhaps greatest tragedie lyrique though it isnt a tragedy, is to establish a workable text.
Handel, rameau, lully gerard souzay, english chamber. Dardanus was produced a handful of times in the 20th century. Rameau opera collection erato 2564 636487 kmce classical. Event info performances artists performers programme media. Although fourpart writing may be considered the norm for rameau s choruses, we also find a variety of other textures. Dardanus raymond leppard by rameau, jeanphilippe, cd x 2. Iphise has a narrow escape and its antenor, already mortally wounded by dardanuss soldiers, who is the victim. Although he was born in london, he was raised in the resort town of bath. He conducted operas at major international opera houses and festivals, including the glyndebourne festival where he led the world premiere of nicholas maws the rising of the moon. Rameaus father, jean, was also a very popular musician of that time, and worked as an organist in several churches around dijon. Rameau article about rameau by the free dictionary.
Jupiters son dardanus is in love with iphise, the daughter of his enemy teucer a love that, though reciprocated, is forbidden. Dardanus, rameaus undoubted masterpiece, is eto s first foray into french baroque opera. There is so much magnificent music in this improbable story and leppard makes it tingle with life right from the outset. The nowoctagenarian maestro was a real pioneer back in the seventies when the french baroque was still referred to as the last great unexplored genre.
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