Jean-Philippe Rameau

Airs d'opéra. Grand Dessus

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) / 'Les Surprises de l'amour' (Uranie, Hersilide) / 'Le Temple de la Gloire' (Lydie, Plautine) / 'Zéphyre' (Diane) / 'Zoroastre' (Érinice)

- Detailed historical introduction (Fr/Eng)
- Idiomatic piano reduction 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