Orchestral scoring: 2S-solo,3T-solo,2Bar-solo / GemCh-SATB / 2(auch pte fl),2,2Musettes,0,2 – 2,0,0,0 – Cordes, B. c. – Ballett

“Les Paladins” was Rameau’s last work premiered at the Académie royale de musique in 1760. Sharply criticized on account of its overtly comical libretto, the work was withdrawn after fifteen performances and was thus one of the most stinging failures in the composer’s career. Seen from today’s perspective, the public reception is hardly comprehensible for such ...