Rameau and the Philosophes
Wednesday 27 June 2007 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Performances of the music featured in James Naughtie's Radio 4 series charting the relationship between a thousand years of history and the classical music that became its soundtrack.
Playlist
18/30. Rameau and the Philosophes
In the 1750s, the Paris Opera House was the centre of the Battle of the Fools, where arguments about absolutism and enlightenment were played out. Including music by Rameau and Pergolesi.
Rameau: Soleil, fuis de ces lieux! (from Platee)
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor)
Hyperion CDA 67447 Track 7
Rameau: Les Indes galantes (suite) (excerpts)
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Frans Bruggen (conductor)
Philips 438 946 2 Tracks 14-22
Pergolesi: La Serva padrona (excerpts)
La Petite Bande
Sigiswald Kuijken (conductor)
Accent ACC96123D Tracks 18-22
Rameau: Suite from Platee (excerpts)
Raglan Baroque Players
Nichoas Kramer (conductor)
United Recordings 88009 Tracks 23-25
Rousseau: Le Devin du Village - J'ai perdu tout mon Bonheur
Janine Micheau (Colette)
Orchestre de Chambre Louis de Froment
Louis de Froment (conductor)
CPO 9995592 Track 2
Rameau: Regnez, Amour (from Les Indes galantes)
Hyperion CDA 67447 Track 4
Ex Cathedra
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor)
Hyperion CDA 67447 Track 4
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