Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Alberto Rasi — Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pieces De Clavecin En Concerts (2022)

FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 1:04:08 | 393 MbClassical, Instrumental

Following their recording of Bach\’s Kunst der Fuge, Alberto Rasi and his Accademia Strumentale Italiana take on a new challenge, recording the French masterpiece by Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Fifteen years after his Nouvelles Suites de Pieces de Clavecin, Rameau once again turns his attention to an instrumental work, for what will be the last , inspired by the new potential for chamber music glimpsed in the use of the concertante keyboard. The 1741 collection is the only new work he produced between 1740 and 1744, before returning to the musical theatre to which he will dedicate the rest of his life.
The most attractive aspect of the Pieces de Clavecin en Concerts, and the one which provides the most authentic reading of the work, is the multiplicity of possible combinations in performance between the instruments indicated in the score (harpsichord, violin/flute, viola da gamba/2nd violin), following the detailed instructions that Rameau provides for each of them in the various Avis in the preface of the printed edition. The author\’s intention was undoubtedly for the harpsichord and its virtuosic protagonism to be the backbone of the Pieces; however, the possibilities of alternative timbric arrangements are specifically contemplated by Rameau for this work. What was a widespread ad libitum performance practice, today becomes an extremely inviting challenge for modern performers in terms of tonal reinvention of the pieces. Thus, with each new reading the music may be reinvented, making in turn every new listening experience a rediscovery and a revelation.
Tracklist
01. Prre Concert, RCT 7: I. La Coulicam, Rondement
02. Prre Concert, RCT 7: II. La Livri, Rondeau gracieux
03. Prre Concert, RCT 7: III. Le Vezinet, Gaiement, sans vitesse
04. Second Concert, RCT 8: I. La Laborde, Rondement
05. Second Concert, RCT 8: II. La Boucon, Air, gracieux
06. Second Concert, RCT 8: III. L\’Agacante, Rondement
07. Second Concert, RCT 8: IV. Prr et 2.me Menuet
08. Troisieme Concert, RCT 9: I. La La Popliniere, Rondement
09. Troisieme Concert, RCT 9: II. La Timide, I et II Rondeau gracieux
10. Troisieme Concert, RCT 9: III. I Tambourin et II Tambourin en rondeau
11. Quatrieme Concert, RCT 10: I. La Pantomime, Loure un peu vive
12. Quatrieme Concert, RCT 10: II. L\’Indiscrete, Vivement
13. Quatrieme Concert, RCT 10: III. La Rameau
14. Cinquieme Concert, RCT 11: I. La Forqueray, Fugue
15. Cinquieme Concert, RCT 11: II. La Cupis, Rondement
16. Cinquieme Concert, RCT 11: III. La Marais