Rameau: Zoroastre (Opus Arte)

[TheKourosh1990]

I'm an Iranian Zoroastrian. Im so proud of it.

Zoroaster was the first and only monotheist faith in human history which later this faith influenced Judiaism, Christianity and even Buddiasim

[8497289]

@TheKourosh1990 Rameau wrote this opera informed by the Persian Zoroastre story, however it is a portrayal of Freemasonry as the librettist, Louis de Cahusac, was a leading French mason.

[SYLVESTRIVS]

perfect.....

[octoberigrl]

ummmm, was that suppose to be jesus?

[Glyre777]

@octoberigrl No, Zoroastre....

[jmtappenden]

As usual,whatever faults or production difficulties exist cannot detract from or hide the utter magnificence of Rameau's music.

[LazlosPlane]

More Zoroastre!

(Never thought I'd actually ever say that).

[inviniveritas]

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Ужас!!! Бедный Рамо, он наверное в гробу переворачивается.

[LaPrimavera2006]

@inviniveritas

:)) ну, есть все же робкая надежда, что ему приятно, что его не забыли, спустя столько лет

хотя слышище не для слабонервных, однозначно :))

вот внизу однако написали, что при просмотре, все звучало не столь ужасно, видимо запись неудачная

[muzykowedma]

I attended this performance in Drottningholm some years ago, and my impressions were much better than now of this video fragment. The production was very modest but very nice.

[psusennes]

This seems a terrible production.

[christened78]

mist! großer mist!

[jewish1972]

is there no performance of "Hyppolite & Aricia"?

[sibionic]

No it sounds shite. Rameau is amazing, but imagine hours of horrible singing and shrill playing like this! Is this really Rousset?

[lalungenuictdestens]

How horrible performance!!! they're screaming!!! like in a horrible verdian opera :S 0 stars!

[tervito]

I bought this video. It is the ONLY Rameau on DVD that I cannot recommend. The chief liability of the set, not so evident in this chorus, is the male singers: intonation problems, horribly aspirated passagework, exaggerated portrayals. The audio versions by Minkowski and (especially) Christie are much to be preferred.

[cromwell88]

What's this song called?

[antetdi]

Does the title refers to the religion which was founded by Zoroatre? In French it's le Zoroastrisme, but I don't know in english...

[Petes77]

Yes, it does!

[BMWmehrdad]

Nietzsche thus spoke of the mountains and the journey of the maji dominion, modern iranian name; sardasht, (birthplace of z).

-fyi; discoveries are being unearthed relics showing the concet of man flying.

[LazlosPlane]

Is this stuff on the level or are you making it up as you go along?

[Ventiturbini]

¡Si, viva Rameu, viva! Aunque Lully le da mil vueltas :P.

[steigleder]

si, amigo, aunque se me dificulta la comparación debido a que pertenecieron a dos epocas del barroco, Rameau tenia 4 añitos cuando murió Lully

[Ventiturbini]

haha, lo sé, pero no hay una diferencia tan grande, puede que si al final de la vida de Rameau(recuerdese la querella de los bufones), pero al principio no tanto, pues la musica de Lully seguía muy viva y admirada, la de compositores franceses(y no franceses) del barroco tardío que tuvieron influencias de la musica de Lully, por eso no creo que sea tan descabellado compararlos.

[SacredArcangel]

Zoroastre is the best opera ever written. The orchestra is brilliant, the choruses are breathtaking and the baroque music ornamentations are sublime ! Viva Rameau para siempre !

[MarkBellinghaus]

Wonderful!

I love Rameau's "Zoroastre."

5*****

Please post more.

[thomas13008]

son of a bitch, it's because of the sound of the recording... I know Christophe, and i can say to you that his orchestra is one of the best. And this recording has been made because i heard this opera and it's 100 % better in concerts

[Bachsoboe]

Son of a bitch?

Thats not paticularly friendly! I though a Rameau messageboard would be free of the personal insults commonly found elsewhere on Youtube.

Yes, Rousset and his orchestra are top notch!

[scruffycritter]

The orchestra sounds horribly out of tune.

[Rik77]

I think its just the not so good quality of the sound. I dont hear any tuning problems, just a raw edge sound quality. Id love to see this. :)