Rameau: Overtures
Rameau waited until he was nearly 50 before writing his first opera, but after that there  was no holding him back. One of the great masters of the Baroque orchestra (if notthegreatest), he wrote overtures to theater works that call on a lavish array of instruments and use them  all with an extraordinary feel for color and style. Although he was the major musical theorist of his  day, Rameau's works sound wholly fresh and spontaneous, with numerous surprising twists and  turns of phrase where you least expect them. Christophe Rousset leads his enthusiastic band of  authentic instrument players in performances that will enchant all Baroque music fans.--David  Hurwitz