Rameau: Zoroastre

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To describe Zoroastre as one of Rameau's most uncompromising music-dramas may seem strange when you consider that when it was revived in 1756, seven years after its premiere had met a rather... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 21st Mar 2003
Catalogue No: 0927431822
Label: Erato
Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

May 2003

Editor's Choice

Rameau: Zoroastre

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Anna Maria Panzarella (mezzo-soprano), Gaëlle Méchaly (soprano), Eric Martin-Bonner (bass), Eric Martin-Bonnet (bass), François Bazola (bass), Matthieu Lécroart (baritone), Nathan Berg (baritone), Stéphanie Révidat (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie

Overture to Act 1

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Act 1 "A l'heureux Abramane" [Zopire]

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Act 1 "Non, je ne puis assez punir" [Abramane]

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Act 1 "Et nos dieux et le peuple" [Zopire]

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Act 1 "Princesse, avec Phaerès" [Abramane]

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Act 1 "Unissons nos fureurs" [Erinice, Abramane] "Des Bactriens l'ingrate entraînait" [Abramane]

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Act 1 "Dieux terribles" [Erinice]

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Act 1 "On approche, quittons ces lieux" [Abramane]

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Act 1 "Rassurez-vous" [Chorus]

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Act 1 "A tous nos tendres soins" [Céphie]

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Act 1 "Reviens, c'est l'amour qui t'appelle" [Amélite]

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Act 1 Air tendre en rondeau

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Act 1 "L'amour pour un coeur qui l'implore" [Céphie]

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Act 1 Gavotte tendre

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Act 1 "Cher Zoroastre, hélas!" [Amélite]

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Act 1 "Non, non, une flamme volage" [Amélite]

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Act 1 "Les rayons du soleil" [Amélite, Céphie, Chorus]

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Act 1 "C'est vous, chère Erinice?" / "Hélas! Tout fuit, tout m'abandonne" / "Dieux, protecteurs de l'innocence" [Amélite]

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Act 1 "Tremble, tremble" [Chorus]

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Overture to Act 2

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Act 2 "A mes tristes regards" [Zoroastre]

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Act 2 "Dans cet asile favorable" [Oromasès]

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Act 2 "Du charme des plaisirs" [Oromasès]

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Act 2 "Esprits du feu" "Aux accents de ma voix" [Oromasès]

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Act 2 "Ou suis-je?" [Zoroastre]

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Act 2 Sarabande

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Act 2 1re Gavotte gaye - 2e Gavotte

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Act 2 "Zoroastre, vole à la gloire" [Oromasès, Chorus]

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Act 2 "Secondez l'ardeur qui me presse" [Zoroastre]

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Act 2 "En vain l'innocence crie" [Chorus]

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Act 2 "Juste ciel! quelle barbarie!" [Amélite] "Barbare!" [Zoroastre]

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Act 2 "Je confondrai dans ma fureur" [Erinice]

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Act 2 "Hélas! je bravais son courroux" [Amélite]

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Act 2 "Séjour impénétrable" "Le ciel, qu'ont attendri mes pleurs" [Zoroastre]

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Act 2 "Eclatez, transports d'allégresse" [Céphie, Chorus]

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Act 2 Entrée des Peuples : Air majestueux

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Act 2 "Ah! que l'absence est un cruel tourment!" [Céphie]

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Act 2 1re Menuet - 2e Menuet

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Act 2 "Non, ce n'est pas toujours pour ravager" [Amélite]

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Act 2 1re Rigaudon - 2e Rigaudon

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Act 2 "Cessez de redouter des prêtres criminels" [Zoroastre]

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Act 2 "Qu'il triomphe des autres dieux" [Amélite, Céphie, Chorus]

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Entracte Acts 2 - 3

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Act 3 "Arrêtez, modérez cette fureur extrême" [Abramane]

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Act 3 "Un coeur fier qui brise sa chaîne" [Abramane]

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Act 3 "Osons achever de grands crimes" [Abramane]

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Act 3 "Sommeil, fuis de ce séjour" [Zoroastre] "L'aurore vermeille" [Amélite] "Pour la fête la plus belle" [Amélite, Zoroastre] "De notre flamme mutuelle" [Zoroastre]

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Act 3 "Sommeil, fuis de ce séjour" [Zoroastre]

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Act 3 Entrée de peuples différents

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Act 3 "Mille rayons brillants" [Zoroastre] "Tout se ranime" [Zoroastre, Amélite] "O lumière vive et pure" [Chorus, Zoroastre]

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Act 3 Loure

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Act 3 "Accourez, jeunesse brillante" [Zoroastre]

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Act 3 Entrée des Montagnards

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Act 3 "Sur nos coeurs épuise tes armes" [Amélite]

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Act 3 "Hâtons notre bonheur" [Zoroastre]

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Act 3 "Je vous jure" [Zoroastre, Amélite] "Dieux, armez-vous" [Abramane] "Amélite! Elle expire, o Ciel!" [Zoroastre] "Nous périssons" [Chorus]

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Act 4 Prelude "Cruels tyrans" [Abramane]

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Act 4 "Votre ennemi triomphe" [Zopire] "Du jour le plus serein" [Narbanor]

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Act 4 "C'en est donc..." [Erinice] / "O dieux!" [Erinice, Abramane] / "Qu'une double..." [Abramane]

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Act 4 "Suprême auteur des maux" [Abramane] / "On attaque ta gloire" [Narbanor, Zopire, Chorus]

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Act 4 "Epuisons le flanc" [Abramane]

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Act 4 "Princesse, tout m'annonce" [Abramane]

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Act 4 "Ministres redoutés" [Abramane, Erinice]

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Act 4 "A ta voix nous quittons sans peine" [Chorus]

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Act 4 "Les biens que notre main dispense" [La Vengeance]

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Act 4 Air grave

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Act 4 "Vengez-vous, cessez de souffrir" [La Vengeance]

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Act 4 "Portons les coups les plus terribles" [Erinice]

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Act 4 "Va, cours, j'arme les mains" [La Vengeance]

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Act 4 Air vif

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Act 4 "La flamme le consume" [La Vengeance] / "Quel bonheur" [Chorus]

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Act 4 Air trés vif

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Act 4 "Ah! nos fureurs ne sont point vaines" [La Vengeance] "Cours aux armes" [Voix souterraine]

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Act 4 "Courez aux armes" [Erinice, La Vengeance, Abramane, Zopire, Narbanor, Chorus]

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Act 5 Prélude "Quel tourment!" [Erinice]

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Act 5 "Il approche" [Erinice] "C'est Erinice!" [Zoroastre]

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Act 5 "Elle court d'abîme en abîme" [Zoroastre] "Jour funeste! Sort inflexible!" [Céphie, Chorus]

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Act 5 "Que la fière Erinice" [Chorus] "Que tout cède, que tout fléchisse" [Erinice, Abramane]

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Act 5 "Par un deriner revers" [Oromasès]

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Act 5 Air majestueux

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Act 5 "Que ces noeuds sont charmants!" [Zoroastre]

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Act 5 "L'Amour vole" [Amélite]

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Act 5 1re Gavotte - 2e Gavotte

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Rameau: Annexes

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Les Arts Florissants
William Christie

Air en rondeau

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Entrée des Bergers

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Air un peu gai et bien piqué

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Air léger

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1re Gavotte en rondeau - 2e Gavotte

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Gigue vive

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Air grave

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Tambourin en rondeau

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Vole, lance de nouveaux feux . Vole, Amour

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2010

To describe Zoroastre as one of Rameau's most uncompromising music-dramas may seem strange when you consider that when it was revived in 1756, seven years after its premiere had met a rather lukewarm reception, it was in a heavily revised version in which the love interest had been stepped up. The story is of the endless struggle between good and evil which dominates the religion Zoroastre himself has founded.
Rameau's prime concern isn't with Zoroastrianism, but the elemental magic scenes and the intensely human emotions of love, jealousy, vengeance and rage thrown up by the story.
Even so, there's a concentrated seriousness of intent about this work which sets it apart from standard tragédie lyrique. The French practice of blurring the distinction between recitatives and arias is intensified, so that choruses and snatches of melody fly past in a breathless, flexible flow of incident. And Rameau's music conjures massive dramatic contrasts, ranging from ineffably tender love scenes for Zoroastre and Amélite in Acts 3 and 5 to the almost oppressive demonic power of the subterranean incantations of Act 4, led by the strongly drawn characters of Abramane and Erinice.
The cast is in the best Les Arts Florissants tradition of dramatic commitment and intelligent treatment of text. Mark Padmore has the perfect high tenor for Zoroastre, able to charm in tender moments yet rage in the confrontational scenes without losing any of its essential sweetness, while Nathan Berg makes a strong and fearsome-sounding Abramane. Even more impressive, however, are the two principal sopranos: Anna Maria Panzarella gives her all as the tormented Erinice, while Gaëlle Méchaly is wonderfully bright and clear as Amélite. There are odd moments of vocal weakness among some of the other roles, but they cause no serious damage. The chorus and orchestra both perform for Christie with great vigour, the former contributing memorably to the underworld scenes, and the latter performing delightfully in the opera's many dances.

Rameau: Zoroastre

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