Act One, Scene IV: 'D'ou Partent Ces Cris Nouveaux?'/'Eclatez, Fieres Trompettes' - Jerome Correas/Agnes Mellon/Adrian Brand/Jean-Claude Sarragosse
Act One, Scene IV: Deuxieme Et Troisim Airs De Athletes - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Act One, Scene V: 'Je Remets A Vos Pieds Ces Depouilles Sanglantes' - Agnes Mellon/Jerome Correas
Act One, Scene V: Premier Airs Des Athletes - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
Act Two, Scene I: 'Nature, Amour, Qui Partagez Mon Coeur' - Jerome Correas
Act Two, Scene II/Scene III: 'Le Souverain Des Dieux' - Jerome Correas/Agnes Mellon/Mark Padmore
Act Two, Scene IV: 'Ma Voix, Puissant Maitre Du Monde' - Rene Schirrer/Jerome Correas
Act Two, Scene V: 'Connaissez Notre Puissance' - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Act Two, Scene V: 'Qu'Hebe De Fleurs' - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Act Two, Scene V: Deuxieme Air Pour Hebe Et Ses Suivantes/'Voici Des Dieux' - Sophie Daneman
Act Three, Scene I: 'Rassemblez-vous, Peuples'/Scene II - Veronique Gens/Jerome Correas/Agnes Mellon
Act Three, Scene III: 'Son Char A Recule Tout A Coup A Mes Yeux' - Agnes Mellon
Act Three, Scene IV: 'Sortez D'esclavage'/Premier Air Des Demons - Jerome Correas/Agnes Mellon/Veronique Gens
Act Three, Scene IV: 'Brisons Tous Nos Fers'/Deuxieme Air Des Demons - Les Arts Florissants
Act Three, Scene V: 'Tout Cede A Ce Heros Vainqueur' - Veronique Gens
Track Listings (16) - Disc #3
Act Four, Scene I: 'Sejour De L'eternelle Paix' - Howard Crook
Act Four, Scene II: 'Qu'il Soit Heureux Comme Nous' - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Act Four, Scene II: 'Ici Se Leve L'aurore' - Sandrine Piau
Act Four, Scene II: 'Sur Les Ombres Fugitives' - Sandrine Piau
Act Four, Scene II: Autant D'amours que De Fleurs' - Sandrine Piau
Act Four, Scene II: 'Fuyez, Fuyez, Ombres Legeres'/Scene III: 'Rassurez-vous, Habitants Fortunes... - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Act Four, Scene III:'Rassurez-vous, Habitants Fortunes'/Scene IV: 'Revenez, Revenez Sur Les... - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Act Five, Scene I: 'Castor Revoit Le Jour' - Veronique Gens
Act Five, Scene II: 'CIel Est Donc Touche' - Howard Crook/Agnes Mellon
Act Five, Scene III: 'Vivez, Heureux Epoux'/'Peuples, Eloignez-vous' - Howard Crook
Act Five, Scene IV: 'Eh Quoi! Tous Ces Objets Ne Peuvent T'attendrir?'/'Qu'ai-je Entendu! Quel Bruit - Howard Crook/Agnes Mellon
Act Five, Scene V: 'Les Destins Sont Contents' - Rene Schirrer/Agnes Mellon/Howard Crook/Rene Schirrer
Act Five, Scene VI: 'Mon Frere... O Ciel!/'Palais De Ma Grandeur Ou Je Dicte Mes lois/'Palais D - Rene Schirrer/Agnes Mellon/Howard Crook/Jerome Correas
Act Five, Scene VII: 'Tant De Vertus Doivent Pretendre'/Entree Des Astres. Gigue - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Act Five, Scene VII. Ariette: 'Brillez, Brillez, Astres Nouveaux' - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Act Five, Scene VII. Chaconne: 'Que Les Cieux, Que La Terre Et L'Onde' - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
Castor et Pollux ranks high in Rameau's output, the product of consolidated artistic successes he had with Hippolyte et Aricie and other lighter, more-dance oriented works. It was one of the first Rameau operas recorded co... more »mplete in a set by Nikolaus Harnoncourt that was sometimes so rough, it left aural splinters. This recording by Les Arts Florissants perhaps goes too far in the other direction: its suaveness sometimes threatens to negate the drama in this story of a man who rescues his slain brother in the underworld amid the usual romantic conflicts. The cast catches a number of early-music notables at the beginning of their careers, including Howard Crook, Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau, and Mark Padmore. Indeed, when this set was first issued in 1993, one never imagined that it would come to be regarded as something close to a dream cast. --David Patrick Stearns« less
Castor et Pollux ranks high in Rameau's output, the product of consolidated artistic successes he had with Hippolyte et Aricie and other lighter, more-dance oriented works. It was one of the first Rameau operas recorded complete in a set by Nikolaus Harnoncourt that was sometimes so rough, it left aural splinters. This recording by Les Arts Florissants perhaps goes too far in the other direction: its suaveness sometimes threatens to negate the drama in this story of a man who rescues his slain brother in the underworld amid the usual romantic conflicts. The cast catches a number of early-music notables at the beginning of their careers, including Howard Crook, Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau, and Mark Padmore. Indeed, when this set was first issued in 1993, one never imagined that it would come to be regarded as something close to a dream cast. --David Patrick Stearns
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
