{"title":"Rameau: Les Boréades, RCT 31","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"rameau-symphonies-from-les-boreades-rct-31-barenreiter","title":"Rameau: Symphonies from Les Boréades, RCT 31","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jean-philippe-rameau\"\u003eJean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sylvie Bouissou\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInstrumentation (this edition)\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"edition-instrumentation\"\u003eOrchestra\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eOriginally for\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eOpera\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rameau-les-boreades-rct-31\"\u003eLes Boréades, RCT 31\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790006578269\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.4\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.8\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 71\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough not performed during his lifetime, Rameau's \"Les Boréades\" from 1762 are his musical masterpiece and a synthesis of his compositional work. All the musical innovations to which the composer subjected the traditional genre of the \"tragédie lyrique\" are manifested here, and so it is particularly the purely instrumental numbers – the divertissements and ballets – that so astonish us today in terms of their diversity of expression. Incorporated into the opera, they drive the dramatic plot forward and by means of motivic interlocking they adopt an overall formal function. in the form of orchestral suites, the baroque colour palette with its rhythmic complexity and atmospheric diversity can be heard on the basis of this edition quasi as absolute music – extremely varied and as tempestuous as the plot suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bärenreiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41313695301711,"sku":"BA8898","price":66.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/ca537014f69259bbe9f32f8a9174ff6c.jpg?v=1753174391"},{"product_id":"rameau-les-boreades-rct-31-barenreiter","title":"Rameau: Les Boréades, RCT 31","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jean-philippe-rameau\"\u003eJean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sylvie Bouissou\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vocal Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eOpera\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rameau-les-boreades-rct-31\"\u003eLes Boréades, RCT 31\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790006574407\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e7.5\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e10.6\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 269\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrtext \/ Critical Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Les Boréades\" was actually intended to be performed at the Théâtre de Choisy in Paris in 1763 at the end of the Seven Years' War on the occasion of the peace celebrations. However, after two rehearsals with the biggest stars of the time in Versailles and Paris, the work was cancelled – possibly due to censorship of the libretto which questions the tradition of succession to royal power and makes the self-determination of a woman a topic. These were toxic subjects that must have been unacceptable to the court and the king, who had become sensitized after the assassination attempt on Louis XV in 1757.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the opera, Boreas who is the god of the north wind, wants to marry one of his sons, Borilée or Calisis, to Alphise, the Queen of Bactria. But she spurns both of them and prefers another, Abaris, much to Boreas' annoyance. The subversive nature of the libretto and its libertarian morals are made abundantly clear in the characterization of the protagonists: Abaris, who is plagued by self-doubt, is an anti-hero, the gods appear autocratic and stupid, whilst Alphise denounces the tyrannical princes' abuse of power and demands the right to decide freely for herself – and is publicly tortured for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCensorship, but also intrigues and a fire: \"Les Boréades\" had to battle many adversities before the work can now finally be performed unhindered with this edition. On the positive side, however, these circumstances have meant that we now have a \"pure\" work, free of subsequent compromises or forced revisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vocal score is based on the new critical edition which has been published as volume IV.29 of the \"Opera omnia Rameau\". The main sources used here are the production score, copied in the Académie royale de musique de Paris, with corrections and annotations by Rameau, as well as the original parts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bärenreiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42037673263183,"sku":"BA8865-90","price":60.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/c4e8653d363ce2a82d35c0a4923c79d4.jpg?v=1749676239"},{"product_id":"rameau-les-boreades-rct-31-barenreiter-1","title":"Rameau: Les Boréades, RCT 31","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jean-philippe-rameau\"\u003eJean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sylvie Bouissou\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full Score – Complete Edition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eOpera\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rameau-les-boreades-rct-31\"\u003eLes Boréades, RCT 31\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790006574391\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e10.2\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e13.2\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 293\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUrtext \/ Critical Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Les Boréades\", edited by Sylvie Bouissou, the project leader of the Rameau Complete Edition and a central figure in international Rameau research, is a milestone – at last this exceptional work is accessible to scholars and performers in all its facets. Due to legal complications surrounding the manuscript preserved in the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris (with Rameau's corrections), the edition of this Major work, which was only discovered and performed in the 20th century, initially had to be postponed for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis critical first edition now benefits all the more from the findings of modern Rameau research and today's editing techniques. As she discusses in the introduction, the editor suspects that the work was not performed as planned in 1763 at the Théâtre de Choisy in Paris because of the sensitive libretto, which may have fallen victim to court censorship. She also discusses problematic editorial issues surrounding bar setting, slurs, the basso continuo and the double bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the score, vocal score and parts in the original keys, the complete performance material is also available in a partially transposed version (BA08875-01). This makes the high registers of the haute-contre parts of Abaris and Calisis workable for performances with a modern orchestra set to 440 Hz pitch; carefully arranged transitions between the keys ensure that these interventions fit in seamlessly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bärenreiter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42235903115343,"sku":"BA8865-01","price":600.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/54cefca1cf1a82bafb76167dd0f4492f.jpg?v=1752067178"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/collections\/rameau-les-boreades-rct-31.oembed","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}