This volume, exclusively distributed by Bärenreiter, is available for sale on their website : www.baerenreiter.com .

This volume contains a first part of the great monologues, arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for “dessus” and which are sung by soprano today.

• Detailed historical introduction (Fr/Eng)
• Idiomatic piano reduction based on the “Opera Omnia Rameau”
• Each piece is introduced by a précis of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text
• Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau
• Distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter