For example, in the Overture to Zaïs Rameau attempted a musical depiction of the formation of the four elements-Earth, Air, Fire and Water-out of chaos. His operas moved away from Lully’s style, and his innovations sometimes proved challenging to the French public, who might not have been ready for so many new ideas. He gained fame in this role late in his career, composing works like Dardanus when he was in his 50s and Zaïs when he was 65. After Lully’s untimely death due to gangrene after he accidentally stabbed himself in the foot with a conducting staff Jean-Philippe Rameau became the primary composer of French opera. The dominant voice of opera in the Baroque period in France was Jean-Baptiste Lully, whose charming vocal and instrumen¬tal music made him a favorite of Louis XIV. 3, a piece at the heart of LACO’s repertoire and that of our illustrious music director Jeffrey Kahane. We close out the evening with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. The centerpiece of the concert is the Los Angeles premiere of the virtuosic and emotional Viola Concerto that Aaron Jay Kernis wrote for Paul Neubauer, an extraordinary performer whose talent has continued to blossom since he became the youngest principal violist for the New York Philharmonic at the age of 21. Bringing together music that is both intriguing and colorful, tonight’s program opens with dramatic music from three French Baroque operas by the always surprising and inventive Jean- Philippe Rameau.
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