"Forêts paisibles" (Les sauvages)
Alexis Kossenko, Les Ambassadeurs, Sabine Devieilhe, Le Jeune Choeur de Paris
Rameau: Le Grand Théâtre de l'amour
One of the giants of French Baroque music, the enigmatic Jean-Philippe Rameau was a near contemporary of Bach and Handel, and his contribution to the French stage was immense. This celebrated 2013 album includes selections from his romantic opera-ballet Les Indes Galantes, tragedy Castor et Pollux, and Naïs, a pastorale héroïque (a form that developed during the Baroque era in France). Chosen with skill, this programme is a fine showcase for the talents of the French soprano Sabine Devieilhe, who has gone on to become a huge vocal star. Alexis Kossenko’s Les Ambassadeurs orchestra, modelled on the Dresden Hofkapelle of Bach’s day, provide exemplary support and play with a style that Rameau would no doubt have approved.
Rameau
Scène finale de l'entrée des Incas
Aimery Lefèvre, Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko, Samuel Boden, Sabine Devieilhe
"Vaste empire des mers" (Emilie)
Sabine Devieilhe, Le Jeune Choeur de Paris, Alexis Kossenko, Les Ambassadeurs