Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Fétes d'Hébé - 3 CD

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Jean-Philippe Rameau's opra-ballet Les Ftes d'Hb gains a stirring and bright-coloured new recording from a starry line-up of soloists, Gyrgy Vashegyi, his Purcell Choir and Orfeo Orchestra. Though first performed at the end of the 1730s between the two tragdies of Castor et Pollux and Dardanus this work has received much less modern recognition for its qualities than either of the other two, although it had a substantial success with its first run of over 70 performances; an entertainment mixing delight and longing, underpinned by Rameau's colourful and sophisticated orchestration and coupled with his supremely inspired pastoral writing. Now, with a new edition prepared by Pascal Dencheau (who also writes the booklet essay here), this new production presents modern-day stars of the French Baroque in Chantal Santon Jeffery, Olivia Doray, Judith van Wanroij, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Mathias Vidal and David Witczak.