Rameau: Dardanus / Leppard, Opéra de Paris

Jean-Philippe Rameau (Performer), Raymond Leppard (Conductor), Frederica von Stade (Performer), Christiane Eda-Pierre (Performer), Georges Gautier (Performer), José van Dam (Artist), Roger Soyer (Artist), Michael Devlin (Artist), Véronique Dietschy (Artist), Hélène Garetti (Artist)

Product Details

• Performer: Jean-Philippe Rameau, Frederica von Stade, Christiane Eda-Pierre, Georges Gautier
• Conductor: Raymond Leppard
• Audio CD (September 6, 1994)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005ECR
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #214,128 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Ouverture

2. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: "Cesse, Cruel Amour"

3. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: "Ma Fille, Enfin Le Ciel"

4. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: "Princesse, Aprčs L'Espoir"

5. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: "Mânes Plaintifs"

6. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: "Par Des Jeux Éclatants"

7. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: "Mars, Bellone, Guidez Nos Coups"

8. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: Rigaudons I & II

9. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: "Guerriers, Je Remplirai"

10. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 1.: Enteée Majestuese Pour Les Guerriers

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Disc: 2

1. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 3.: "O Jours Affreux"

2. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 3.: "Elle Gémit"

3. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 3.: "Que L'On Chante"

4. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 3.: Divertissements: Rigaudon I & II/ Menuets I & II

5. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 3.: "Volez, Plaisirs, Volez"

6. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 3.: "Chantons Tous"

7. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 3.: "Cessez Vos Jeux"

8. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 4.: "Lieux Funestes"

9. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 4.: "Ami Tendre Et Fidčle"

10. Dardanus, tragédie en musique: Act 4.: "Malgré Le Dieu Des Mers"

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Customer Reviews

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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars New to me., March 27, 2008

By	William Houston "call me Bill" (Port Townsend, Wa.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am not a musician, just a lifetime lover of and listener to all kinds of music, primarily classical. This is my first exposure to Rameau, and without a second or third hearing I am in limbo. Von Stade is a positive presence, singing a kind of music which she has not done much of before, and is lovely, as is the music. However, as a long time lover of Handel, one of my favorite composers, this seems like watery wine. Pleasant, but no kicks. The taste doesn't get deep in the mouth. I am not sure if this is Rameau, or the singers, with some well respected names among them, such as Van Dam, Soyer, Eda-Pierre. But none of them stood out for me, and, in fact, seemed disassociated. Voices didn't blend or contrast with interest. Some seemed dry and uninvolved. The music never raised an emotion in me, except an occasional bland pleasure. It could have faded into great background music, except for the nagging intrusion of some vaguely disquieting vocal sounds. However, I will give Rameau another chance, in a different opera.