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Jean Philippe Rameau (Composer)
Born: 25th September 1683, Dijon
Died: 12th September 1764, Paris
Nationality: French
Jean-Philippe Rameau was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century. He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer of his time for the harpsichord, alongside François Couperin.
Little is known about Rameau's early years. It was not until the 1720s that he won fame as a major theorist of music with his Treatise on Harmony (1722) and also in the following years as a composer of masterpieces for the harpsichord, which circulated throughout Europe. He was almost 50 before he embarked on the operatic career on which his reputation chiefly rests today. His debut, Hippolyte et Aricie (1733), caused a great stir and was fiercely attacked by the supporters of Lully's style of music for its revolutionary use of harmony.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Philippe_Rameau
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Interview,
Justin Taylor on the 'famille Rameau'
20th April 2021
The harpsichordist discusses his new album on Alpha, which sees him explore the music of the Rameau clan – not just the famous Jean-Philippe but also his equally distinguished descendants.
Recording of the Week,
Víkingur Ólafsson performs piano music by Debussy and Rameau
27th March 2020
The Icelandic pianist releases his third album on Deutsche Grammophon: an exquisitely-performed programme of music by Debussy and Rameau.
Popular Works: Rameau
- Anacreon (4)
- Aquilon et Orithie (2)
- Cantate pour le jour de la fête de Saint Louis (2)
- Castor et Pollux (7)
- Concert No. 1 in C minor (34)
- Concert No. 2 in G major (25)
- Concert No. 3 in A major (25)
- Concert No. 4 in B flat major (25)
- Concert No. 5 in D minor (29)
- Dardanus (12)
- Hippolyte et Aricie (14)
- L' Impatience (4)
- Le Berger Fidele (The faithful shepherd) (5)
- Les Amants trahis (2)
- Les Boréades (2)
- Les Fêtes d'Hébé (4)
- Les Indes Galantes (20)
- Les Surprises de l'Amour (3)
- Orphée 'Cantate avec simphonie' (6)
- Platée (4)
- Pygmalion (6)
- Thétis (6)
- Zoroastre (9)
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