Ambassadeurs, Les: Zoroastre 1749 - COMPACT DISCS

Ambassadeurs, Les: Zoroastre 1749 - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Zoroastre 1749

Artist:

Ambassadeurs, Les

Label:

Alpha

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

3760014198915

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2022-10-28

Number of Discs:

3

Additional Details:

3 PACK

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) left two very different versions of his tragédie en musique Zoroastre: the first, in 1749, suffered from cabals and the work was withdrawn from the repertory. Rameau gave it a thoroughgoing revision in 1756. At this time, he was at the height of his powers. Melody, harmony, orchestration and choral writing no longer held any secrets for him. Zoroastre brought still further innovation. For the first time, he dispensed with a prologue, and turned the overture into a philosophical 'program', the struggle between day and night, between good and evil. The 1749 version is entirely governed by avant-garde ideas; Zoroastre resembles Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, but two generations earlier. This disconcerted some of the audience: Zoroastre was a moral, social and philosophical opera. The 1749 version has never been revived in modern times. Alexis Kossenko takes up the challenge with zest, accompanied by an outstanding cast including Véronique Gens, Jodie Devos, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Mathias Vidal and Tassis Christoyannis.

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