Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Indes galantes RCT 44
Ballet héroïque in a prologue and 4 acts - Symphonies - Version 1736
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Les Indes galantes RCT 44
Ballet héroïque in a prologue and 4 acts - Symphonies - Version 1736
- Instrumentation Orchestra
- Composer Jean-Philippe Rameau
- Editor Sylvie Bouissou
- Lyricist Louis Fuzelier
- Edition Score Download
- Publisher Bärenreiter Verlag
- Order no. BA7568-DL
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Description:
The new critical edition of the score has finally shed light on the complex history of its transmission: at its first performance on August 23, 1735, Rameau's "ballet héroïque" Les Indes galantes still consisted of a prologue and three acts: Le Turc généreux, Les Incas du Pérou and Les Fleurs. However, Les Fleurs was already controversial at the first performances and was performed in a completely new form from September 11 of the same year. For the revival on 10 March 1736, Rameau and Fuzelier added a completely new act, Les Sauvages, and in the following years the "Ballet héroïque" was performed either in its entirety (1743, 1751 and 1761) or abridged with Prologue, Les Incas du Pérou and Les Sauvages (between 1751 and 1773).
In accordance with the complete edition volume of the score, edited by Sylvie Bouissou (OOR IV 2, 7, i.V.), this volume of instrumental movements (dances and dramatic movements) includes not only the orchestral pieces from the version that Rameau considered valid in 1736 (with the second version of Les Fleurs and Les Sauvages), but also offers the instrumental movements from the first version of Les Fleurs from 1735 and the revisions from 1743 to 1773. This means that performers also have a complete selection of all orchestral movements from one of the master's central stage works for concert performances.
In accordance with the complete edition volume of the score, edited by Sylvie Bouissou (OOR IV 2, 7, i.V.), this volume of instrumental movements (dances and dramatic movements) includes not only the orchestral pieces from the version that Rameau considered valid in 1736 (with the second version of Les Fleurs and Les Sauvages), but also offers the instrumental movements from the first version of Les Fleurs from 1735 and the revisions from 1743 to 1773. This means that performers also have a complete selection of all orchestral movements from one of the master's central stage works for concert performances.