Ballet Heroïque With A Prologue and Four Acts-The main body of the new edition of Les Indes galantes published in Opera Omnia Rameau (OOR IV.2 7) restores the version authorised by Rameau in 1736. This basic editorial decision has made it possible to present a fully coherent and authenticated reading of the work (after the adjustments from the earliest performances). All other versions before and after 1736 are gathered together in 19 appendices.Sylvie Bouissou?s new edition differs markedly from previous modern editions and all existing recordings. With its appendices she does justice to the performer?s need for Rameau?s various revisions while finally making accessible a version actually authorised byRameau. For the first time it is presented in its complete stylistic and dramatic context.Practical vocal score by François Saint-Yves for keyboard accompanimentBased on a reassessment of all sources and versionsDestined to have a clear impact on performances of Rameau?s magnum opusUrtext edition from the Rameau edition 'Opera omnia'.Full score (BA8860) and vocal score (BA8860-90) available for sale.Performance material (BA8860-72) available for hire.

Acte de Ballet. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Rameau Io RCT 45 (Vocal Score) In Rameau's operatic oeuvre, 'Io' is certainly the work shrouded in the most mystery: the acte de ballet has survived only in the form of a copy of the score and parts which was made by a collector from the generation after Rameau from the autograph that now is lost. Although the copy seems to have been used, presumably for a trial read-through, the work was apparently never regularly performed during Rameau's lifetime. And for good reason: the work breaks off abruptly at the beginning of the divertissement; neither the librettist nor a plan for a theatre location are known. Because of its incompleteness, 'Io' was long regarded as Rameau's last work, but there is much to suggest that the composition must have been written between 1740 and 1745. The introduction to this edition examines the references regarding the dating as well as various hypotheses about performance possibilities and librettists. The plot revolves around one of those typical mythological flirtations that are inevitably to be expected when Jupiter and a nymph, here Io, are involved. With the appearance of madness, La Folia, the work reaches a dramaturgical climax. However after this, the opera breaks off. In order to make the piece performable, the editors of ?Opera Omnia Rameau? propose an addition to the divertissement as well as an ending borrowed from the ballet bouffon 'Platée' in its 1745 version, which shows numerous parallels to 'Io'. Thus, these additions come as close as possible to Rameau's style of the 1740s while bringing the plot to a conclusion. - Fragmentary work completed with original music by Rameau - Based on the score of ?Opera Omnia Rameau?, Volume V/1 - Particularly suitable for academies and conservatories as few soloists are required and the few choral movements can be sung by soloists / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Répertoire / Opéra

Pastorale Héroïque In One Act-The heroic pastoral Daphnis et Eglé was performed only once on 29 October 1753 for the entertainment of King Louis XV at Fontainebleau and remained unpublished until today.This edition is based on Rameau's autograph manuscript a copy of the separate parts and the libretto published by Ballard in 1753. A comparison of the sources reveals two versions of the work: the original version and the one revised for Fontainebleau whereby the differences lie mainly in the final divertissement. This edition recommends the Fontainebleau version?which is actually more complete in its musical form in particular with its overture and two ariettas?but also reconstructs theoriginal state of the final divertissement (presented in the appendix) before it was revised.Urtext edition from the Rameau edition 'Opera omnia'.Full score (BA8862) and vocal score (BA8862-90) available for sale.Performance material (BA8862-72) available for hire.

La Naissance d'Osiris opera-ballet by Rameau to a libretto by Louis de Cahusac Fontainebleau 12 October 1754 written to celebrate the birth of the Duc de Berry who became Louis XVI.DRAMATIS PERSONÆPamilie (Soprano)Un Berger (Countertenor Haute-contre)Le Grand Prêtre de Jupiter (Bass-baritone)Jupiter (Bass-baritone)L’AmourLes Gr cesBergers Bergères Prêtres PeuplesORCHESTRAMusettes2 Flutes2 OboesBassoonStringsBasso continuoDuration: circa 52 minutes

Tragédie en cinq actes-Rameau’s “Hippolyte Et Aricie” presents nymphs and deities in abject disarray. This trag?die en musique is a fascinating masterpiece by the French baroque composer and the score of the final 1757 version is the result of his many years experience with the theatre. Rameau revised the opera twice after its premi?re in 1733 shortening the original prologue changing several scenes around altering the conclusion of Act 4 and adding a new Act 5. The result was a dramatic structure of far greater coherence and force. The new scholarly-critical edition published in Rameau’s Operaomnia is the first to make use of all available sources: the full score and incomplete parts for the Paris performances as well as manuscript prepared for the Biblioth?que Royale under the supervision of the copyist Brice. Urtext edition from the Rameau edition 'Opera omnia'. Full score (BA8853 and Vocal score (BA8853-90) available for sale. Performance material (BA8853-72) available for hire.

Baritone-Operatic AriasBased on the Opera Omnia Rameau (OOR) This edition contains the great monologues arias and ariettas that Rameau wrote for basse-taille (the 18th-century equivalent of today’s baritone). The volume which contains a historical Introduction in German and English is based on the critical edition of the works Opera omnia Rameau (OOR). A short description of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text precede each number. The volume contains the baritone arias for the main characters from the following operas: Anacréon (Anacréon)Castor et Pollux (Pollux)Dardanus (Anténor)Les Fêtes de Polymnie (Zimès)Hippolyte et Aricie (Thésée)Les Indes galantes (Bellone Huascar Adario)Naïs (Tirésie)La Naissance d’Osiris (le grand Prêtre)Nélée et Myrthis (Nélée)Les Paladins (Orcan Anselme)La Princesse de Navarre (un Français)Les Surprises de l’amour (Anacréon Astole)Le Temple de la Gloire (l’Envie)Zoroastre (Abramane)

Symphonies. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. This edition unites all the purely instrumental and dance numbers from one of Rameau?s most popular operas, along with those from his last one-act opéra-ballet ?Io?, which was left unfinished at the time of his death. ?Platée? is the setting of a libretto by Jacques Autreau that Rameau arranged to be adapted for his own purposes, especially with regard to comic effects. In grotesque form, it shows Jupiter curing his wife Juno of her jealousy by feigning a marriage of love with the ugly swamp nymph Platée. Faced with such a ludicrous rival, Juno is forced to admit that her suspicions were unfounded. The opera was premièred in Versailles in 1745 for the wedding of the Dauphin Louis and Maria Theresia of Spain. The performance was a fiasco, however, for the coarse comedy and bizarre characters were deemed inappropriate by the wedding audience. It was not until 1749 in Paris that ?Platée? achieved its breakthrough, becoming Rameau?s greatest triumph to date. Another version with an altered text was performed from 1754 on. The plot of the fragmentary ?Io? deals with the amorous relations between the nymph Io and Jupiter in the guise of the shepherd Hylas, who becomes a rival of Apollo, disguised as Philemon. Now the inventive and richly varied orchestral numbers from this cruelly comical bonfire of the vanities can be presented in concert with greater flexibility. / Date parution : 2022-04-05/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Chambre

Operatic Arias: Soprano/Mezzo Vol. 1-Grand dessus/Operatic arias: Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano BA 9195. This volume contains all the great monologues arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for grand dessus and which are sung by Sopranos and Mezzo-Sopranos today. Arias for soprano and mezzo-soprano from the operas Castor et Pollux (Minerve Phébé) / Dardanus (Vénus) / Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour (Orthésie) / Les Fêtes de Polymnie (Polymnie Stratonice) / Hippolyte et Aricie (Phèdre) / Les Indes galantes (Hébé Phani Zaïre) / Platée (Junon) / La Princesse de Navarre (Une Devineresse) / LesSurprises de l’amour (Uranie Hersilide) / Le Temple de la Gloire (Lydie Plautine) / Zéphyre (Diane) / Zoroastre (Érinice). Detailed historical introduction (Fr/Eng). Idiomatic Piano reduction arrangements based on the Opera Omnia Rameau. Each piece is introduced by a précis of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text. Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau. Distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter.

Rameau's 'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour? was long considered second-rate because its première was associated with a political event. Yet this ballet abounds in novel dramaturgical effects that foreshadow his later operas, such as 'Zaïs?, 'Zoroastre? and 'Les Boréades?. Working together with his librettist Cahusac, Rameau sought to weave the dance numbers, choruses and stage machinery more tightly into the main plot. He also experimented with stylistic devices unique to this work, the most famous being unquestionably the scene in which the Nile overflows its banks (an impressive ten-voice double chorus with solo voices and orchestra) and the sextet from 'Aruéris?, a scoring found nowhere else in his oeuvre.For the first time, this scholarly-critical edition of 'Les Fêtes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour? presents a reference version of the work that is based on all the major sources for both the libretto and the music, including two recent musical discoveries. As most of the performance material for the première has vanished, our edition is based on the version prepared for the Académie Royale de Musique in 1748.- Milestone of French Baroque opera in performance practice orientated vocal score- With a brief foreword (Fr/Eng) containing salient information on the genesis of the work, the synopsis and the edition / Orchestre

The opera ?Na s? was premiered on 22 April 1749 at the Académie royale in the Palais-Royal Paris in celebration of the signing of the so-called Treaty of Aachen. It was revived again in August 1764 shortly before Rameau?s death and achieved great success as the ?opera of peace ? even though it did not appear in print during the composer?s lifetime.In numerous arias Rameau provides his singers ample opportunity to shine while he reveals his orchestral mastery in particular in the chaconne and the various other ballets.The work appears here for the first time in a vocal score with a keyboard reduction. The reduction is by François Saint-Yves on the basis ofthe new critical edition by Pascal Denécheau which is part of Opera Omnia Rameau edited by Sylvie Bouissou.This edition is the result of a meticulous comparison of all known musical sources. In the main section it presents the version that Rameau approved for the performances of 1749. The appendix contains those passages that the composer cut during the rehearsals in 1749 and all changes that he undertook for the 1764 revival. Baroque opera in honour of the conciliation of Europe on the occasion of the Treaty of Aachen First practical performing edition with a keyboard reduction Based on the complete edition Opera Omnia Rameau (OOR)- Full score (BA8857)

Tragédie in one Prologue and Five Acts. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. Rameau Castor et Pollux RCT 32A-B (Versions from 1737 and 1754) Symphonies (Full Score) Symphonies / Versions from 1737 and 1754 This collection of all instrumental numbers from 'Castor et Pollux' (tragédie in a prologue and five acts) brings together the movements and dances of all versions based on the volumes of the ?Opera Omnia Rameau? IV.3 (version 1737, BA08874-01) and IV.23 (version 1754, BA08864-01). Orchestras can use this to compile a suite to meet their needs aided by a register which offers a separate overview sorted by key. The performance material of the 'Symphonies' is available on hire in the accustomed high quality of the ?Opera Omnia Rameau?. - Compilation of the instrumental numbers from all opera versions - Overview of the keys to enable a tailor-made compilation of orchestral suites - Based on the scholarly-critical new edition of all original versions - Performance material available for hire / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Répertoire / Orchestre