Orchestral, Overtures, Rameau (composer)
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Treasures of Baroque Opera
RecommendedJanet Baker, Teresa Berganza, Catherine Bott, Luciano Pavarotti
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Baroque Non-Vocal
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Special offer. Versailles - Alexandre Tharaud
RecommendedAlexandre Tharaud (piano), Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Justin Taylor (piano)
He doesn’t let the fact that some of this music is inherently unpianistic get in his way…It’s a beautifully programmed disc – so much so that it begs to be heard complete. And the sense that... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Rameau: Le Grand Theatre de l'Amour
Opera Arias
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano)
Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko
Devieilhe has a clear, flexible voice with easy high notes. She's an agile, expressive and stylish singer, and a generous team-player...The star performance here, however, comes from Kossenko... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2014, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2014, Winner - Musique baroque vocale
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Special offer. Véronique Gens: Tragediennes 1 (French Operatic Tragedies)
Véronique Gens (soprano)
Ensemble les Talens Lyrique, Christophe Rousset
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BBC Music Magazine, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2006, Finalist
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2006, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Rameau Triomphant
Mathias Vidal (haute-contre), Ensemble Marguerite Louise, Gaétan Jarry
Anyone yet to fall under Rameau’s spell would find this a splendid entrée. If there’s justice in the recording world this will be up for multiple awards. Rameau and Mathias Vidal triomphant! —
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Opera, August 2021, Disc of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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Piau negotiates with true French panache both the vocal and emotional highs and lows. Her voice is as sensual as Piaf, poetic as Greco, and with a chameleon-like sensitivity to the dramatic... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2012, Editor's Choice
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Opera, October 2012, Recording of the Month
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Special offer. Dis-Moi Venus... l'Amour Sous Louis Xv
Marie Perbost (soprano), Chœur & Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Gaétan Jarry
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Special offer. Rameau: Nouvelle symphonie
Florian Sempey (baritone), Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
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Brillez, astres nouveaux! (Airs d'opéra baroque français)
Chantal Santon Jeffery (soprano)
Orfeo Orchestra, Purcell Choir, Gyorgy Vashegyi
The performance by the Orfeo Orchestra is solid, and quite beautifully done. Conductor Vashegyi has a good feel for the ever-changing textures, harmonies, and moods that characterize French... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2020, Editor's Choice
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