by Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Jean-Philippe Rameau · Musique D'abord · CD · EAN 0794881703623
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«Castor & Pollux: Chœurs et danses» is the album by Jean-Philippe Rameau with Les Arts Florissants and William Christie, released in 2003 by Harmonia Mundi on CD.
A selection of choruses and dances from Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera Castor & Pollux, premiered in 1737. Includes the overture, the warlike symphony and the aria 'Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux'. The performance is by Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie, with Howard Crook, Véronique Gens and Sandrine Piau as soloists.
Edition from Harmonia Mundi's Musique d'Abord series (HMA 1951501). The recording, from 1994, was reissued in 2003. Text in French. Total duration: 69'32.
For fans of Baroque opera and historically informed performances of the French repertoire.
