Rameau was the leading French composer of his time, particularly after the death of Couperin in 1733. He made a significant and lasting contribution to musical theory. Born in Dijon, two years before the year of birth of Handel, Bach and Domenico Scarlatti, Rameau spent the earlier part of his career principally as organist at Clermont Cathedral. In 1722 or 1723, however, he settled in Paris, publishing further collections of harpsichord pieces and his important Treatise on Harmony, written before his removal to Paris. From 1733 he devoted himself largely to the composition of opera and to his work as a theorist, the first under the patronage of a rich amateur, in whose house he had an apartment.
Dramatic Works
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GALA FROM BERLIN, 2014 (Pressler, Berlin Philharmonic, Rattle) | |
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GALA FROM BERLIN, 2014 (Pressler, Berlin Philharmonic, Rattle)
Composers:
Brahms, Johannes -- Chopin, Fryderyk -- Dvorak, Antonin -- Khachaturian, Aram Il'yich -- Kodaly, Zoltan -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra -- Pressler, Menahem -- Rattle, Simon
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
GIARDINO ARMONICO (IL): Music of the French Baroque | |
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GIARDINO ARMONICO (IL): Music of the French Baroque
Composers:
Chedeville, Nicolas -- Dieupart, Charles -- Forqueray, Antoine -- Marais, Marin -- Rameau, Jean-Philippe -- Telemann, Georg Michael -- Visee, Robert de
Artists:
Antonini, Giovanni -- Ghielmi, Vittorio -- Giardino Armonico, Il -- Pianca, Luca
Label/Producer: Digital Classics Distribution |
LEGATO - THE WORLD OF THE PIANO - PONTINEN, Roland: Listening to Yourself | |
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LEGATO - THE WORLD OF THE PIANO - PONTINEN, Roland: Listening to Yourself
Composers:
Albeniz, Isaac -- Busoni, Ferruccio -- Chopin, Fryderyk -- Couperin, Francois -- Rachmaninov, Sergei -- Rameau, Jean-Philippe -- Ravel, Maurice -- Saariaho, Kaija -- Strauss, Richard
Artist:
Pontinen, Roland
Label/Producer: Ideale Audience |
RAMEAU IN VERSAILLES - Nais / Les Indes galantes / Zoroastre / Les Boreades (Le Concert des Nations, Savall) | |
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RAMEAU IN VERSAILLES - Nais / Les Indes galantes / Zoroastre / Les Boreades (Le Concert des Nations, Savall)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Concert des Nations, Le -- Savall, Jordi
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques |
RAMEAU, J.-P.: Castor et Pollux (DNO, 2008) | |
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RAMEAU, J.-P.: Castor et Pollux (DNO, 2008)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Bjarnason, Finnur -- Dahlin, Anders J. -- Gens, Veronique -- Netherlands Opera Chorus -- Neven, Henk -- Oliemans, Thomas -- Panzarella, Anna Maria -- Rousset, Christophe -- Talens Lyriques, Les -- Teste, Nicolas -- Wanroij, Judith van
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
RAMEAU, J.-P.: Dardanus Suite: I. Ouverture (arr. S. Cox) (Septura) (from Naxos 8.573386) | |
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RAMEAU, J.-P.: Dardanus Suite: I. Ouverture (arr. S. Cox) (Septura) (from Naxos 8.573386)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artist:
Septura
Label/Producer: Naxos Video Footage |
RAMEAU, J.-P.: Fetes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les dieux d'Egypte (Les) [Opera] (Opera Lafayette, 2014) | |
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RAMEAU, J.-P.: Fetes de l'Hymen et de l'Amour, ou Les dieux d'Egypte (Les) [Opera] (Opera Lafayette, 2014)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Ballou, Kelly -- Bielfield, Kyle -- Brown, Ryan -- Debono, Claire -- Grimaldi, Laetitia Spitzer -- Kalanidhi Dance -- Lis, Francois -- New York Baroque Dance Company -- Opera Lafayette Chorus -- Opera Lafayette Orchestra -- Perruche, Ingrid -- Sean Curran Company -- Sharp, William -- Sheehan, Aaron -- Thompson, Jeffrey
Label/Producer: Naxos |
RAMEAU, J.P.: Hippolyte et Aricie [Opera] (Glyndebourne, 2013) | |
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RAMEAU, J.P.: Hippolyte et Aricie [Opera] (Glyndebourne, 2013)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Age of Enlightenment Orchestra -- Boden, Samuel -- Christie, William -- Connolly, Sarah -- Degout, Stephane -- Felix, Loic -- Glyndebourne Chorus -- Karg, Christiane -- Lefevre, Aimery -- Lis, Francois -- Lyon, Ed -- Pasturaud, Julie -- Quintans, Ana -- Watson, Katherine
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
RAMEAU, J.-P.: Hippolyte et Aricie [Opera] (Opera Comique, 2020) | |
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RAMEAU, J.-P.: Hippolyte et Aricie [Opera] (Opera Comique, 2020)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Ancely, Virgile -- Benoit, Elsa -- Brunet, Sylvie -- Cotrez, Seraphine -- Degout, Stephane -- Desandre, Lea -- Fardini, Edwin -- Goubet, Constantin -- Gutierrez, Guillaume -- Lefebvre, Eugenie -- Mechelen, Reinoud van -- Pauliat, Martial -- Pichon, Raphael -- Pygmalion -- Pygmalion Chorus -- Richard, Arnaud
Label/Producer: Naxos |
RAMEAU, J.P.: Hippolyte et Aricie [Opera] (Staatsoper unter den Linden, 2018) | |
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RAMEAU, J.P.: Hippolyte et Aricie [Opera] (Staatsoper unter den Linden, 2018)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Berlin State Opera Chorus -- Dreisig, Elsa -- Freiburg Baroque Orchestra -- Kozena, Magdalena -- Mechelen, Reinoud van -- Orendt, Gyula -- Prohaska, Anna -- Queiroz, Adriane -- Rattle, Simon -- Rose, Peter -- Smallwood, Michael -- Trekel, Roman
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
RAMEAU, J.-P.: Indes galantes (Les) [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2016) | |
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RAMEAU, J.-P.: Indes galantes (Les) [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2016)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Auvity, Cyril -- Balthasar Neumann Choir -- Benoit, Elsa -- Bolton, Ivor -- Eastman Ballet Company -- Johnny Moore 3 Blazers -- Juric, Goran -- Lis, Francois -- Munchner Festspielorchester -- Nazmi, Tareq -- Oropesa, Lisette -- Prohaska, Anna -- Quintans, Ana -- Vidal, Mathias
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques |
RAMEAU, J.-P.: Paladins (Les) (Chatelet, 2004) | |
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RAMEAU, J.-P.: Paladins (Les) (Chatelet, 2004)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Arts Florissants, Les -- Centre Choreographique de Creteil et du Val-de-Marne -- Christie, William -- Gonzalez-Toro, Emiliano -- Lehtipuu, Topi -- Naouri, Laurent -- Oustrac, Stephanie d' -- Piau, Sandrine -- Piolino, Francois -- Schirrer, Rene
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
RAMEAU, J.-P.: Platee [Opera] (Paris National Opera, 2022) | |
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RAMEAU, J.-P.: Platee [Opera] (Paris National Opera, 2022)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Bounazou, Tamara -- Brownlee, Lawrence -- Diaz, Nahuel Ruiz -- Fuchs, Julie -- Lesca, Adriana Bignagni -- Mauillon, Marc -- Mechelen, Reinoud van -- Minkowski, Marc -- Musiciens du Louvre, Les -- Paris National Opera Chorus -- Teitgen, Jean -- Vidal, Mathias
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques |
RAMEAU, J.P.: Zoroastre (Drottningholm Court Theatre, 2006) | |
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RAMEAU, J.P.: Zoroastre (Drottningholm Court Theatre, 2006)
Composer:
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Alexiev, Evgueniy -- Andersen, Ditte -- Arvidson, Lars -- Bundgaard, Sine -- Dahlin, Anders J. -- Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra -- Drottningholm Theatre Chorus -- Panzarella, Anna Maria -- Rousset, Christophe -- Schwartz, Marcus -- Talens Lyriques, Les -- Theruel, Gerard
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
VOLTAIRE: Famous Authors - The Life and Work of Voltaire (music by F. Couperin and J.-P. Rameau) (Documentary, 2020) | |
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VOLTAIRE: Famous Authors - The Life and Work of Voltaire (music by F. Couperin and J.-P. Rameau) (Documentary, 2020)
Composers:
Couperin, Francois -- Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Artists:
Elysium Ensemble -- Hossick, Malcolm
Label/Producer: TMW Media Group |