Le Triomphe de Votre Intelligence

Considérant que l'avènement de l'intelligence artificielle s'accompagne d'une restriction des libertés et d'un dénigrement de l'intelligence collective, l'auteur rappelle que l'humanité reste plus performante que ses créations. Il livre des pistes de réflexion pour se défendre face à ces nouvelles technologies qui menacent d'entraver l'épanouissement individuel et les libertés. …

It is only a short while since I reviewed a suite of dances from Rameau's opera, Nais. Now, hard on the heels of that disc (also conducted by McGegan, Harmonia Mundi, 7/95) comes a reissue of the entire work, albeit with judicious cuts. Nais was commissioned to celebrate the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, and first performed the following year. Thus it was a vocal counterpart to Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, both pieces marking the conclusion of the War of the Austrian Succession. The present recording was made in 1980 following performances at London's Old Vic Theatre and at Versailles under the auspices of Lina Lalandi's enterprising English Bach Festival.