ラモー: 英雄的牧歌劇 《ナイス》

ハンガリーの奇才ジェルジュ・ヴァシェジ
ラモーの英雄的牧歌劇「ナイス」全曲!

ラモーの「詩神ポリムニーの祭典」(GCD 923502)でGlossaデビューを果たし、モンドンヴィルの「グラン・モテ集」(GCD 923508)、モンドンヴィルの「イスベ」(GCD 924001)などの知られざるフランス・バロックを優れた演奏で現代に蘇らせてきたハンガリー古楽界の奇才ジェルジュ・ヴァシェジとオルフェオ管弦楽団&パーセル合唱団。ジャン=フィリップ・ラモーの英雄的牧歌劇(パストラル・エロイック)「ナイス」は、1748年に結ばれたオーストリア継承戦争の講和条約「アーヘンの和約」を記念した平和のためのオペラ。フランスの注目ソプラノ、シャンタル・サントン=ジェフリーを始めとする優れたソリスト陣と、パーセル合唱団、オルフェオ管弦楽団の洗練された古楽演奏で、ジェルジュ・ヴァシェジのフランス・バロック探求の最先端をどうぞ。
東京エムプラス

French operas in the 17th and early 18th centuries bore little resemblance to the operatic conventions we recognize today, due to an emphasis on ancient mythology, pageant-like presentation, and relatively static narrative, typically represented in allegorical tableaux and spectacular ballets. Jean-Philippe Rameau's pastorale-heroique Nais appeared in 1749, between the end of the Baroque and the beginning of the Classical eras, and it was composed to celebrate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (for which Handel composed his celebrated Music for the Royal Fireworks). This 2018 Glossa release, recorded the previous year in Budapest by the Purcell Choir and the Orfeo Orchestra conducted by Gyorgy Vashegyi, offers a feast of period sonorities and robust vocal performances, with Chantal Santon-Jeffery as Nais, Reinoud Van Mechelen as Neptune, Florian Sempey as Jupiter, and Thomas Dolie as Pluto. The libretto may explicate the complicated doings of the gods, goddesses, titans, giants, and other Olympian figures, but listeners may be forgiven if they let the glorious music wash over them with little concern for the convoluted plot. They may find that the orchestration is the most compelling aspect of the opera, with its brilliant Baroque tone colors and innovative effects, and the Orfeo Orchestra never fails to impress with its fresh playing and sparkling ornamentation.