Rameau: Une symphonie imaginaire

"There was no puzzling, religious world-view to get in the way of a suite of Rameau's most delectable dances compiled by Minkowski. Here you could just enjoy the parade of colours and rhythms, played with amazing vividness and sparkling virtuosity."
Daily Telegraph (London), 2003

Une symphonie imaginaire is Minkowski's own collection of 17 orchestral pieces from 11 of Rameau's operas, compiled into a dramatic cycle that represents both the world of French Baroque dance music and the origins of French symphonic music

What emerges is a programme that is as dramatic as it is delightful and easily accessible!

With this recording the musical universe of Rameau is captured in an entirely new programme concept by one of the most popular interpreters of French Baroque music.

Marc Minkowski has collected about 20 orchestral pieces from 11 of Rameau's operas and has put them together into a dramatic cycle that represents both the world of French Baroque dance music and the origins of French symphonic music.

Minkowski's earlier recordings of music by Rameau, also with his Musiciens du Louvre, have received numerous critics' prizes including two Diapasons d'or and the Record Academy Prize of Tokyo