Peter Harvey, Philippa Hyde, London Baroque – Rameau & Campra: French Cantatas (2007)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 64:05 | 353 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: BIS | Catalog: BIS-CD-1495
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 64:05 | 353 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: BIS | Catalog: BIS-CD-1495
Rameau’s secular chamber cantatas are early works, written before he got his longed-for chance to compose for the stage. While they are clearly the works of a talented and skilled artist, it has to be admitted that they only hint at the powerful personality and individuality of the operas. Yet even that is something to be valued from someone like Rameau, and we can be glad that London Baroque have made them the subject of one of their relatively rare excursions into French repertoire.