5 - Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), The Philosopher Artist
The Philosopher Artist Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Episode 5 of 5 AVAILABILITY:5 DAYS LEFT TO LISTEN Duration: 1 hour First broadcast: Friday 12 September 2014 Aesthetic and political turmoil have a dramatic effect on Jean-Philippe Rameau's later years. Controversy was never far away from Jean-Philippe Rameau. He lived a long life, amid the lively cultural and aesthetic debates that erupted in France after music was freed from Jean-Baptiste Lully's artistic monopoly. An octogenarian at his death in 1764, Rameau was by then a prosperous and successful opera composer. Unlike his contemporaries, Bach, Handel and Scarlatti,... SHOW MORE
Add "Composer of the Week, Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764), The Philosopher Artist" to FavouritesAdd to Favourites Share Facebook Twitter QR code Music Played 4 items Add music you love and enjoy it with BBC Playlister Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes Image for Jean-Philippe Rameau 00:00 Jean-Philippe Rameau Platee Conductor: Marc Minkowski. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. ARCHIV: 002894775578, 9 Add "Jean-Philippe Rameau || Platee" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Jean-Philippe Rameau 00:05 Jean-Philippe Rameau In convertendo (Psalm 126) - grand motet for soloists, chorus and orchestra Director: William Christie. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Singer: Paul Agnew. Singer: Sophie Daneman. ERATO:4509-96967-2, ERATO, 1 Add "Jean-Philippe Rameau || In convertendo (Psalm 126) - grand motet for soloists, chorus and orchestra" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Jean-Philippe Rameau 00:13 Jean-Philippe Rameau Suite in G (Extracts) Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. HARMONIA MUNDI: HMC901754, 20-21 Add "Jean-Philippe Rameau || Suite in G (Extracts)" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Image for Jean-Philippe Rameau 00:25 Jean-Philippe Rameau Dances from 'Pygmalion', transc. Balbastre for keyboard Singer: Jean-Paul Fouchécourt. Director: Hervé Niquet. Ensemble: Les Solistes du Concert Spirituel. Singer: Sandrine Piau. VIRGIN VERITAS: 5 61539 2, VIRGIN VERITAS, 5 Add "Jean-Philippe Rameau || Dances from Pygmalion, transc. Balbastre for keyboard" to PlaylisterAdd to Playlister Broadcasts BBC Radio 3 Fri 12 Sep 2014 12:00 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 Fri 12 Sep 2014 18:30 BBC Radio 3