"Ms. Lamon and Tafelmusik have earned high marks … the music's greatness might not be so obvious but for Tafelmusik's fine period style… It will have listeners wondering why this music is not as well known as works by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi." - The New York Times
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| 1. Dardanus, Ouverture | |
| 2. Dardanus, Air gracieux | |
| 3. Dardanus, Tambourins I/II | |
| 4. Dardanus, Air vif | |
| 5. Dardanus, Rigaudons I/II | |
| 6. Dardanus, Ritournelle vive | |
| 7. Dardanus, Air grave pur les magiciens | |
| 8. Dardanus, Loure pour les Phrygiens | |
| 9. Dardanus, Air gai en rondeau pour les memes | |
| 10. Dardanus, Menuets I/II | |
| 11. Dardanus, Tambourins I/II | |
| 12. Dardanus, Rondeau tendre: Sommeil | |
| 13. Dardanus, Air très vif | |
| 14. Dardanus, Air tender; Calme des sens | |
| 15. Dardanus, Gavotte vive | |
| 16. Dardanus, Chaconne | |
| 17. Le temple de la gloire, Ouverture | |
| 18. Le temple de la gloire, Airs I/II | |
| 19. Le temple de la gloire, Gavottes en musette | |
| 20. Le temple de la gloire, Air: Mouvement de gavotte lent | |
| 21. Le temple de la gloire, Air de Triomphe | |
| 22. Le temple de la gloire, Gigue vive | |
| 23. Le temple de la gloire, Forlane gai | |
| 24. Le temple de la gloire, Air gai | |
| 25. Le temple de la gloire, Passacaille | |
| 26. Le temple de la gloire, Loure grave pour une entrée brillante | |
| 27. Le temple de la gloire, Passepieds I/II: Entrée de la jeunesse | |
| 28. Le temple de la gloire, Suite de la passacaille | |
| 29. Le temple de la gloire, Air très gai |
This re-release of orchestral suites from two stage works by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) marks the first occasion on which JEANNE LAMON, and the TAFELMUSIK ORCHESTRA, Toronto’s award-winning period instrument orchestra, recorded music of the French baroque. The two suites featured on this CD are drawn from Rameau’s epic five-act “tragédie en musique” Dardanus, and from the less familiar “opéra-ballet” Le Temple de la Gloire. Rameau was a mature composer of fifty before he completed his first opera - Hippolyte et Aricie (1733). Over the next six years, the dispute between the conservative Lullistes (i.e., Jean-Baptiste Lully) and the Ramistes continued to rage, climaxing with the semi-mythological tragedy Dardanus in 1739. The furor eventually abated, however, and Dardanus was acclaimed as one of Rameau’s finest achievements. Le temple de la gloire - a commission celebrating France’s victory over British and Imperial forces at the Battle of Fontenoy - was completed in 1745.
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