Dardanus, RCT 35B, Prologue Scène 1: "Mortels, venez jouir des biens que je dispense"
0:20
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Emmanuelle de Negri Performer
13.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Prologue Scène 2: Marche pour les différentes nations "Par tes bienfaits, signale ta puissance"
3:23
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
14.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Prologue Scène 2: Menuet tendre en rondeau
1:18
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
15.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Prologue Scène 2: Premier tambourin - Deuxième tambourin
1:38
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
16.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Prologue Scène 2: "Pour célébrer ce jour heureux" - "Par tes bienfaits, signale ta puissance"
3:21
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Emmanuelle de Negri Performer
17.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 1: "Cesse, cruel amour"
4:10
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Gaëlle Arquez Performer
18.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 2: "Ma fille, enfin le ciel seconde mon courroux"
1:52
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Alain Buet Performer
Solo: Gaëlle Arquez Performer
Solo: Benoît Arnould Performer
19.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 2: "Par des noeuds solennels" - "Mânes plaintifs, tristes victimes"
2:16
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Alain Buet Performer
Solo: Benoît Arnould Performer
20.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 2: "Par des jeux éclatants"
2:58
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Alain Buet Performer
Solo: Benoît Arnould Performer
21.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 2: Entrée pour les guerriers
2:26
Solo: Ensemble Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon Performer
22.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 2: Air vif "Allez, jeune guerrier"
2:49
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Emmanuelle de Negri Performer
23.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 2: Quatuor avec chœur “Il est temps de courir aux armes"
1:55
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Emmanuelle de Negri Performer
Solo: Alain Buet Performer
Solo: Benoît Arnould Performer
Solo: Romain Champion Performer
24.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 2: "Mars, Bellone, guidez nos / leurs coups" - "Guerriers, je remplirai bientôt votre espérance" - "Mars, Bellone, guidez nos / leurs coups"
2:04
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Benoît Arnould Performer
Solo: Alain Buet Performer
25.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte I Scène 2: "Je cède au trouble affreux"
0:54
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Gaëlle Arquez Performer
26.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Entracte: Entrée pour les guerriers
1:21
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
27.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte II Scène 1: Ritournelle "Tout l’avenir est présent à mes yeux"
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte V Scène 3: "Mais quels concerts se font entendre ?" - "C’est le bruit flatteur de leurs ailes"
2:34
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Alain Buet Performer
Solo: Gaëlle Arquez Performer
Solo: Bernard Richter Performer
25.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte V Scène 3: "Pour célébrer les feux d’un fils qu’il aime"
0:47
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Solo: Sabine Devieilhe Performer
26.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte V Scène 3: Menuet
0:58
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
27.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte V Scène 3: "Que vos flambeaux éclairent nos rivages!"
1:42
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
28.
Dardanus, RCT 35B, Acte V Scène 3: Chaconne
6:21
Solo: Pygmalion Ensemble Performer
Solo: Raphaël Pichon Performer
Notes
With the participation of: Romain Champion, Emmanuelle De Negro, Sabine Devieilhe, Joao Fernandes, Gaëlle Arquez, Bernard Richter, Benoît Arnould, Alain Buet
To get the New Year off to a great start, Alpha reissues Ensemble Pygmalion’s version of Dardanus, conducted by Raphaël Pichon and recorded in the majestic acoustics of the Opéra Royal at Versailles Palace. This set won multiple awards on its first release:
Rameau, a flinty-hearted composer lacking in imagination? Rameau, a cold mathematician in his chord progressions and a severe draughtsman in his vocal lines? One need only listen, in Dardanus, to the melancholy laments of Princess Iphise, splendidly sung by the soprano Gaëlle Arquez, to realise the treasures of tenderness and invention that still remained in the youthful heart of the fifty-six-year-old composer! . . . This version, which fills an important gap in the discography, possesses all the assets needed to speak to us today, and to last.
Gilles Macassar, FFFF Télérama
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Reviews
"...The singing is first class, with Bernard Richter outstanding as Dardanus, while Ensemble Pygmalion bring out all the hues of Rameau's colourful score; its delightful array of airs, ballets, choruses and spectacular set pieces even included a thrilling episode in Act II when the magician Isémenor conjures a solar eclipse!"
Graham Lock - Early Music Today - June/August 2016
"...Worth investigating by those interested in Rameau's revised version..."
Curtis Rogers - MusicWeb-International.com - 14 April 2016
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