LES ARTS FLORISSANTS / RAMEAU: PLATEE - WILLIAM CHRISTIE A marsh nymph thinks she is so irresistible that Jupiter himself will take an interest in her... Brimming with exceptional dramatic and musical verve, this strangely under-recorded 'ballet bouffon' offers us Rameau's art in a nutshell: glittering orchestration, harmonies and rhythms of unprecedented modernity. William Christie and his comrades plunge with delight into what is one of it's composer's most fascinating works. William Christie and Les Arts Florissants plunge with delight into what is one of it's composer's most fascinating works. HARMONIA MUNDI USA