Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Paladins RCT 51
Comédie-ballet in 3 acts
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Paladins RCT 51
Comédie-ballet in 3 acts
- Instrumentation Soloists (SSTTTBB), Mixed Choir (SATB) and Piano
- Composer Jean-Philippe Rameau
- Editor François Saint-Yves
- Editor Thomas Soury
- Lyricist Pierre-Jacques Duplat de Monticourt
- Edition Piano reduction Download (Urtext)
- Publisher Bärenreiter Verlag
- Order no. BA8870-90-DL
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Description:
This piano reduction supplements the performance material for Rameau's comédie-ballet "Les Paladins".
In view of the wealth of its musical treasures and the stylistic innovations - similar to the "Boréades" - the rather frosty reception of the premiere series in the spring of 1760 seems completely incomprehensible to us today. As a result, this comédie-ballet was not performed again until well into the 20th century. The story that the ballet tells is based on a fable by La Fontaine, "Le Petit chien qui secoue de l'argent et des pierreries" ("The little dog that shakes silver and stones"). In medieval Veneto, the guardian Anselme thwarts the love affairs of his ward Argies. Scenes of tragic expression stand in contrast to those of popular comedy; and last but not least, the sexually ambiguous fairy Manto must have caused difficulties for the bold work at the Paris Opéra.
This piano reduction is based on the scholarly-critical edition of "Les Paladins", which was published in the "Opera omnia Rameau" series (BA 8870-01). As "Les Paladins" remained unpublished during Rameau's lifetime and were not included in the "OEuvres complètes", this is the first edition that satisfies scholarly criteria and at the same time meets the practical needs of musicians.
The performance material for "Les Paladins" is available on loan (BA 8870-72).
In view of the wealth of its musical treasures and the stylistic innovations - similar to the "Boréades" - the rather frosty reception of the premiere series in the spring of 1760 seems completely incomprehensible to us today. As a result, this comédie-ballet was not performed again until well into the 20th century. The story that the ballet tells is based on a fable by La Fontaine, "Le Petit chien qui secoue de l'argent et des pierreries" ("The little dog that shakes silver and stones"). In medieval Veneto, the guardian Anselme thwarts the love affairs of his ward Argies. Scenes of tragic expression stand in contrast to those of popular comedy; and last but not least, the sexually ambiguous fairy Manto must have caused difficulties for the bold work at the Paris Opéra.
This piano reduction is based on the scholarly-critical edition of "Les Paladins", which was published in the "Opera omnia Rameau" series (BA 8870-01). As "Les Paladins" remained unpublished during Rameau's lifetime and were not included in the "OEuvres complètes", this is the first edition that satisfies scholarly criteria and at the same time meets the practical needs of musicians.
The performance material for "Les Paladins" is available on loan (BA 8870-72).