tue 13 mar 2018 12:00 hrs
Music from the 17th and 18th century. Music after the play Pygmalion from 1762 by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795)
1. Cantata for bass and orchestra BR.G50, “Pygmalion”
Harry van der Kamp, bass. Das Kleine Konzert conducted by Hermann Max
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
2. Suite from Pygmalion
European Union Baroque Orchestra conducted by Roy Goodman
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676-1749)
3. Cantate Pigmalion (after Ovid)
Ludovice Ensemble conducted by Hugo Oliveira, baritone
Painting: Pygmalion (Jean-Baptiste Regnault, 1786)
With thanks to Muziekweb in Rotterdam.