In 2011, Pygmalion also inaugurated a partnership with the Festival of Beaune and the Bordeaux and Versailles Operas around the unpublished revised versions of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s tragic operas: Dardanus, Hippolyte & Aricie, and then Castor & Pollux in 2014.Īt the same time, with its choir, Pygmalion initiated an independent project focused on the German romantics, beginning in 2011 with the sacred music of Brahms and Bruckner at the Folle Journée in Nantes, before moving on to Schubert, in particular at the Easter festival in Aix-en-Provence and Roque d’Anthéron. #Raphael pichon full#Their repertoire is set to reflect the heritage extending from Bach to Mendelssohn, from Schütz to Brahms, or else from Rameau to Glück or Berlioz.Īfter the Missae Breves, the Mass in B minor in its original 1733 version, and the Magnificat, in original programmes combining cantatas and contemporary creations, in 2011 Pygmalion set about further exploring the work of Johann Sebastian Bach by creating the first full reconstitution of the Köthener Trauermusik BWV 244a. Founded by Raphaël Pichon in 2006 for the Europa Bach Festival, Pygmalion was born from the encounter between a choir and an orchestra playing historical instruments.
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