Rachel Podger, Trevor Pinnock, Jonathan Manson – J.PH. Rameau: Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts (2002) [Channel Classics FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Rachel Podger,Trevor Pinnock,Jonathan Manson: J.PH. Rameau: Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts (2002)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 66:48 minutes | 2,18 GB | Genre: Classical
Official Digital Download – Source: ChannelClassics.com | Digital booklet

One of the most striking features of Rameau’s only collection of ensemble chamber music is that it seems less a tantalising essay in what French chamber music might have yielded – had Rameau not sought the bright lights of opera – than a singularly inspired genre of musical images whose significance resides almost exclusively in its own inimitable terms. The magical elusiveness of these works, so deliberately enigmatic, encourages us to ponder the significance of titles such as ‘Le Vézinet’ (as it happens, a forested suburb of Paris with a pleasure garden). We may hear a glistening carrousel but Rameau’s aqueous imagery reflects unending shards of light to ravish our senses.

Rachel Podger, Trevor Pinnock and Jonathan Manson capture the spirit and style of the music perfectly in this recording. these are balanced and refreshing musical performances that will draw you back again and again to savour the gracefulness and the kaleidoscopic blending of instrumental colours they bring to the music.

Tracklist:
01 – Premier Concert: La Coulicam
02 – Premier Concert: La Livri
03 – Premier Concert: Le Vezinet
04 – Deuxieme Concert: La Laborde
05 – Deuxieme Concert: La Boucon
06 – Deuxieme Concert: L’Agacante
07 – Deuxieme Concert: Premier menuet en rondeau
08 – Troisieme Concert: La La Plopiniere
09 – Troisieme Concert: La Timide, Premier rondeau gracieux
10 – Troisieme Concert: Premier tambourin en rondeau
11 – Quatrieme Concert: La Pantomime
12 – Quatrieme Concert: L’indiscrete
13 – Quatrieme Concert: La Rameau
14 – Cinquieme Concert: La Forqueray
15 – Cinquieme Concert: La Cupis
16 – Cinquieme Concert: La Marais