L'Orfeo Barockorchester, directed by founder Michi Gaigg, is recognized for its unique sound and has received numerous awards for its 36 recordings.
Composer Biography
Jean-Philippe Rameau is considered one of the great trinity of eighteenth-century operatic masters, alongside Handel and Mozart.
Composer Biography
Jean-Philippe Rameau, born in Dijon, spent his early years in provincial France, studying at the Jesuit Collège de Godrans and working as an organist.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rameau's groundbreaking ideas on harmony, initially developed to explain accompaniment and composition to his students, were published in his 1722 Treatise on Harmony.
Performer Biography
Anders J. Dahlin, a Swedish tenor, is known for his versatility and has received acclaim for roles such as the Evangelist in Bach's Passions and the tenor soloist in Britten's Serenade.
Critical Reception
Rameau's first serious opera, Hippolyte et Aricie, composed when he was 50, was controversial and divided the public into 'Lullistes' and 'Rameauneurs'.
Cultural Impact
Rameau's Treatise on Harmony, published in 1722, brought him immediate international attention and led to him being hailed as the 'Newton of Music'.
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Hasse, J.A.: Piramo E Tisbe [Opera]
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Purcell: Dioclesian Masque & Timon of Athens Masque
Lully:Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme/Campra:L'Europe Gal
Monteverdi: Ballo Delle Ingrate / Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda
