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Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Episode 5 of 5: The Philosopher Artist

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, Rameau was something of a later starter. Born in Dijon, he spent the first part of his life in the provinces, working in relative obscurity. He didn't make his name until the age of 50 when he conquered the stage in Paris. What followed was a remarkable burst of creativity, amounting to about a hundred works, in addition to the prolific publication of original theoretical writing.

In this final part of his survey Donald Macleod is rejoined by Rameau expert Graham Sadler. Together they look at the ways in which the changing nature of cultural life impinge on Rameau's theoretical and composing interests.

00:00
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Platee
Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre.

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.

00:13
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Suite in G (Extracts)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.

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.

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Boreades or Abaris
Performer: Jennifer smith.
Performer: Philip Langridge.
Performer: John Aler.
Performer: Gilles Cachemaille.
Performer: Monteverdi Choir.
Performer: European Baroque Soloists.
Performer: John Eliot Gardiner.

First broadcast: 12 Sep 2014 (b04gk70g)
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