Jean-Philippe Rameau : Operatic Arias for Soprano, Vol. 4

Operatic Arias - Vol. 1-Operatic Arias Based on the Opera Omnia Rameau (OOR)This volume contains the first half of the great monologues arias and ariettas for lyrical soprano from the following operas by Rameau:Acanthe et Céphise (Céphise)Anacréon (Chloé)Castor et Pollux (Téla re)Dardanus (Iphise Vénus)Les Fêtes de l?Hymen et de l?Amour (Memphis Orie)Les Fêtes de Polymnie (Hébé Argélie)Les Fêtes d?Hébé (Iphise)La Guirlande (Zélide)Hippolyte et Aricie (Aricie)The second half of the numbers for lyrical soprano has been published in volume 2 (BA 9192).With a detailed historicalintroduction (Fr/Eng)Idiomatic piano reduction based on the Opera Omnia RameauEach number is introduced by a brief account of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal textCo-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau

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.

Operatic Arias - Vol. 3-Volume 3 for soprano contains the first half of the large-scale arias and ariettas that Rameau composed for lyric soprano (the 18th-century equivalent of today?s lyric coloratura soprano) in his prologues and divertissements. Each number is accompanied by a keyboard reduction and is introduced by a brief account of the dramatic situation as well as an English translation of the vocal text.Detailed historical Introductions (Fr/Eng)Practical keyboard reductions based on Opera Omnia RameauEach number is preceded by a brief outline of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal textCo-edited by the Centrede musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau (distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter)

Operatic Arias - Vol. 4-Volume 4 for soprano contains the second half of the large-scale arias and ariettas that Rameau composed for lyric soprano (the 18th-century equivalent of today?s lyric coloratura soprano) in his prologues and divertissements. Each number is accompanied by a keyboard reduction and is introduced by a brief account of the dramatic situation as well as an English translation of the vocal text.- Detailed historical Introductions (Fr/Eng)- Practical keyboard reductions based on Opera Omnia Rameau- Each number is preceded by a brief outline of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text- Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroquede Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau (distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter)