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With the exception of a few of Bach’s more famous compositions, Rameau’s Pieces de Clavecin have received more attention over the years than any other
Given how imaginatively conceived Rameau’s harpsichord works are you’d think that simply playing the notes and observing period style would be sufficient to bring this
What a strange work–strange even for Rameau, who within the strictures of the French Baroque tends to surprise more often than any of his contemporaries.
Jean-Philippe Rameau was an extraordinarily gifted and imaginative composer as highly esteemed in his day as he continues to be in ours. With the exception
Rameau on piano? Aren’t Rameau’s tactile syntax and ornamental surface style necessarily instrument-specific (meaning, of course, the harpsichord), whereas Bach’s “universal” language can be applied
A delightful collection. Casadesus plays Rameau to the manner born. Highlights include a comically zippy Le Rappel des Oiseaux and a lusciously flowing Les Niais
It’s a rare treat to hear instrumental music of any era that’s invested with such tightly packed, colorfully expressive drama, portrayed with just enough instrumental
Rameau had the somewhat dubious fortune (in his own time, at least) to be such a powerful creative personality in the field of orchestral music
There still is a lot of good music to be written in the key of C, and there still is a lot of good Baroque
Anton Heiller became known to the American public as a continuo player, as well as organ solist, on various Bach Guild recordings in which he
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