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Rameau: Dardanus [Box set]

~ Jean-Philippe Rameau (Composer), Marc Minkowski (Conductor), Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre (Orchestra), Musiciens du Louvre (Orchestra), Russell Smythe (Performer), et al.

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Performer: Russell Smythe, V�ronique Gens, Laurent Naouri, John Mark Ainsley
Orchestra: Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre, Musiciens du Louvre
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau
Audio CD (22 May 2000)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Box set
Label: Archiv Produktion
ASIN: B00004R9F6

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 37,055 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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Disc: 1
1. Overture - Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
2. "R�gnez, Plaisirs, r�gnez" - Mireille Delunsch, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
3. Air pour les Plaisirs (Gai et gracieux) - Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
4. "Je veux que sous mes lois" / "Plaisirs, encha�nez-les" - Mireille Delunsch, Fran�oise Masset, Chorus Of Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
5. Air pour les Plaisirs (Tr�s vif) - Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
6. "Quel calme!" - Mireille Delunsch, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
7. "Brisez vos fers" - Mireille Delunsch, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
8. "Nos mains forgent les traits" - Chorus Of Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
9. "C'en est trop" - Mireille Delunsch, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
10. "Troubles cruels" - Mireille Delunsch, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
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Disc: 2
1. Pr�lude (Sans lenteur) / "� jour affreux!" - Veronique Gens, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
2. "Princesse, enfin la paix va combler mon attente" - Laurent Naouri, Veronique Gens, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
3. "Que l'on chante, que l'on s'empresse" / "Entendez ces chants d'all�gresse" / "Que l'on chante, que l'on s'empresse" - Laurent Naouri, Veronique Gens, Chorus Of Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
4. Air en rondeau (Gai) / "Paix favorable, paix adorable" - Fran�oise Masset, Jean-Louis Bindi, Chorus Of Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
5. Premier Menuet / Deuxi�me Menuet en rondeau / "Volez, Plaisirs, volez" - Magdalena Kozen�, Chorus Of Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
6. Premier Tambourin / Deuxi�me Tambourin - Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
7. "Cessez vos jeux" - Russell Smythe, Laurent Naouri, Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre
8. "Allez, et remportez une illustre victoire" - Chorus Of Les Musiciens Du Louvre, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
9. "Lieux funestes" - John Mark Ainsley, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
10. Ritournelle (Gracieusement et un peu gai) - Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
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Dardanus
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre, Musiciens du Louvre
with Russell Smythe, V�ronique Gens, Laurent Naouri, John Mark Ainsley, Jean-Philippe Courtis, Magdalena Kozen�, Magdalena Kozen�, Fran�oise Masset, Fran�oise Masset, Fran�oise Masset, Jean-Louis Bindi, Magdalena Kozen�, Jean-Fran�ois Lombard, Marcos Pujol
Conducted by Marc Minkowski

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Listening to this thrilling recording of Rameau's 1739 opera Dardanus (with a few additions from the 1744 version), it is hard to see why it has languished in the backwaters of obscurity for so long. It contains elements guaranteed to get Rameau's juices flowing--a woman torn between love and duty, a generous helping of magic, and a set of finely drawn, rounded characters who transcend the conventional elements of the plot--and the composer responds with heartfelt passion: the music rivals anything in Les Boréades or Platée. In turn, Minkowski responds with direction which is a model of pacing: the drama crackles along in the sinuous recitatives, the climaxes are almost unbearably pulse-quickening (the thunderous and terrifying entracte "Bruits de guerre" is a good example), and the moments of reflection are poignant without being sentimental. (The Act 4 tenor aria "Lieux funestes" is a particular highlight.) Baroque superstars Ainsley and Gens are on excellent form, but are matched in intensity by the rest of the ensemble, and the whole just bursts with energy. --Warwick Thompson

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime performance and lively direction, 31 Jul 2000

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Rameau, Dardanus.

This superb recording should please both those who consider themselves "Ramistes" and those who simply enjoy pre - 19th century music. Previous recordings of Rameau have always seemed to me to be rather dull, but this one is full of energy and commitment and directed with flair.

The cast is generally a good one, and in the case of the eponymous hero, sublime, and Minkowski obtains playing of real verve from his orchestra; the choral singing is incisive throughout. The part of the heroine, Iphise, is sung by the flavour-of-the-month soprano, V�ronique Gens, and she never fails to give pleasure with her lovely tone, although her manner of address does not seem to me quite distinctive enough for a Rameau heroine, and her sense of the words is at times rather generalized. Her would - be lover Antenor is sung by Laurent Naouri, who gives a nobly dramatic account of "Monstre Affreux," and the wizard Ismenor is taken with credible sympathy by Jean-Philippe Courtis. Mireille Delunsch enjoys herself in the soubrette - ish role of Venus, and the much - hyped Magdalena Kozen� turns up in a couple of smaller parts.

The finest singing on the recording is, appropriately, by the Dardanus, John Mark Ainsley, who takes himself completely seriously in the role - there is none of the tongue-in-cheek attitude that afflicts some singers in such parts, and he is equally credible as the conquering hero and the forlorn lover. His singing is always lyrical, his French completely idiomatic and his mastery of the complex music absolute, but it is his attention to words which gives the purest delight; at every turn one is startled by some grace in delivery or some nuance of phrasing - the little air "D'un Amant empress� lui parler le langage" is full of these, and his scene with Iphise is heart-rendingly done - "Vous fuyez, inhumaine" is an especially poignant moment.

There were one or two instances in his performance where I found myself wondering if his tone, with its distinctive sweetness, were not hardening a little, and if he is not doing too much of the wrong kind of music for him; his recent Lensky at ENO had wonderful moments but he struggled to rise above the orchestra during the aria. On the evidence of the present recording, he should perhaps be preparing to take on the mantle of the French classical tenor of our time, in such roles as Admetus and Pylades - amazing, really, to be able to say this about an English singer!

This "Dardanus" is fresh, vital and fascinating, combining the best virtues of live performance with an utterly precise sound. Fully deserving of five stars.

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