Rameau - Pièces de Clavecin · Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin / William Christie
On this CD:
1. Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode sur la mécanique des doigts Suite in E minor
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by William Christie
2. Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode sur la mécanique des doigts Suite in D major
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by William Christie
3. Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, for harpsichord Suite in A major
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by William Christie
4. Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, for harpsichord Suite in G major
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by William Christie
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Compared to his colleagues in the French Baroque harpsichord business, Rameau wrote relatively little keyboard music. It all fits on two discs. Like the keyboard sonatas of his contemporary Scarlatti, these pieces contain moments when Rameau clearly uses the harpsichord to evoke the sound of the orchestra--trumpets, flutes, and drums--but unlike Scarlatti's, several of these pieces were actually orchestrated and reappear as dance numbers in Rameau's operas. William Christie is our leading exponent of French Baroque opera, Rameau in particular, and it follows that he is alive to every detail in these fascinating and delightful miniatures. At midprice, this is a great deal. --David Hurwitz
Rameau - Pièces de Clavecin · Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin / William Christie, Music, Jean-Philippe Rameau, William Christie, Classical, Classical Music
Rameau - Pièces de Clavecin · Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin / William Christie
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