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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Anacréon (1754)
1.
Ritournelle
1:14
Scene 1
2.
Air accompagné - "Mirthes fleuris, naissant feuillage" (Anacréon)
2:26
Scene 2
3.
Récitatif: "Vous nous cachez l'ohjet" (Chloe, Anacreon)
4:49
Scene 3
4.
Air accompagné: "Tendre Amour!" (Chloe)
3:03
Scene 4
5.
Récitatif: "Ciel, c'est Batile...Hélas!" (Batile, Chloe)
3:42
6.
Air accompagné: "Mille fleurs parfument les airs" (Chloe)
2:33
Scene 5
7.
Air accompagné avec chœyr: "Régnez" (Anacréon, jeunes Théoniens et Théoniennes)
0:46
8.
Airs Vifs 1 & 2 pour les jeunes Théoniens et Théoniennes
2:47
9.
Air accompagné: "Des caprices du sort" (Anacréon)
1:37
10.
Air pour les jeunes Théoniennes
3:01
11.
Récitatif: "C'est lorsque vous chantez" (Anacréon, Chloé, Batile)
2:37
12.
Ariette: "Qu' Anacréon dans ce séjour (Batile)
1:13
Scene 6
13.
Air pour les Bacchantes
2:11
14.
Gavottes 1 & 2 pour les Égipans et les Bacchantes
2:25
15.
Ariette: "Quand I'Amour enflamme nos cœurs" (Chloe)
Chœur: "Chantons Bacchus" (Chloe, Batile, Anacréon, Égipans et Bacchantes)
1:34
22.
Contredanse
2:11
Total time: 50:16
Solo:Anna Dennis soprano (Chloe)
Solo:Agustin Prunell-Friend tenor (Batile)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Choral: Choir of the Enlightenment
Conductor:Jonathan Williams
Notes
Rameau wrote two operas called Anacréon, both one-act actes-de-ballet but with completely different music and plots. The opera presented here is the first of the two, a setting of a libretto by Rameau’s most frequent collaborator, Louis de Cahusac, Following its first performance at the beautiful chateau of Fontainebleau in 1754, Anacréon enjoyed some success in Paris after Rameau’s death before becoming all but lost for over 200 years. From fragmented manuscripts scattered through Paris’s libraries, Jonathan Williams reconstructed the work, had his edition published by Barenreiter, and now leads this world-premiere recording with a leading cast of soloists and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
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Reviews
"...This is a must-have disc."
Bertil van Boer - Fanfare - May/June 2016
"...there’s elegant, expressive, heart-warming singing from Matthew Brook and Anna Dennis. One of the chief pleasures lies in the band’s virtuosity, including a brace of fantastically flighty flutes, playing throughout with the most impressive, almost gleeful, brio" ****(Very Good)
Rebecca Tavener - Choir & Organ magazine - March/April 2016
"It is a gently touching little plot, in its own terms, but it is also a nice frame to hang some lovely vocal numbers and lively dances on. And this elegant fluff is given a charming performance. The three singers are accomplished vocally and capture the personalities they portray. Chorus and period orchestra are stylish ..."
John Barker - American Record Guide - January/February 2016
" Williams shows great control of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, giving them what we understand to be the sound of a French period performance orchestra all the performers give of their best, and this work is more than an interesting rarity. Rather it is a valuable addition to the catalogue and Signum Records and especially Jonathan Williams, should be praised and thanked for bringing it to the attention of the listening public the booklet notes are excellent, adding a lot to the listener’s understanding and enjoyment of the work. I also relished the recorded sound which helped to bring out every nuance of Rameau’s compositional style."
Stuart Sillitoe - MusicWeb-International.com - 3 November 2015
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