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La Famille Rameau / Justin Taylor
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La Famille Rameau / Justin Taylor

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Justin Taylor
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 09, 2021
Catalog #
ALPHA721
UPC
3760014197215

About

During his lifetime, Rameau enjoyed a glittering reputation and was admired by all Europe, while Debussy’s Hommage à Rameau proves that his fame survived down the centuries. But what do we know about the rest of the Rameau family? After a highly acclaimed album devoted to the Forqueray family (ALPHA247, Gramophone Editor’s Choice, Choc of the year 2016 in Classica, Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros), our harpsichordist-genealogist Justin Taylor sets out on the trail of Jean-Philippe’s son Claude-François and his nephew Lazare. To be sure, Rameau’s genius dwarfs all around him, as is demonstrated by such pieces as La Livri, La Poule and L’Égyptienne, not to mention the magnificent Nouvelle Suite in A minor, but the music of his descendants has its own interest. Justin Taylor introduces us to a work by Claude-François Rameau (La Forqueray) and the Sonata no.1 in E major by Lazare Rameau. He switches from the splendid harpsichord of the Château d’Assas (a two-manual instrument of the first half of the eighteenth century, attributed to the Lyon-based maker Donzelague) to the 1891 Érard piano of the Musée de la Musique in Paris for Debussy’s tribute to his great predecessor.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Les tendres plaintes 04:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Les tendres plaintes
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  2. 2 Les cyclopes 03:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    Les cyclopes
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  3. 3 Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 4 in B-Flat Major: III. La Rameau (arr. J. Taylor) 02:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 4 in B-Flat Major: III. La Rameau (arr. J. Taylor)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  4. 4 Menuet barosais 00:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    Menuet barosais
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Claude Bernard Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  5. 5 Nouvelles suites de piéces de clavecin: Suite in A Minor - Major: VII. La poule (The Hen) 05:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nouvelles suites de piéces de clavecin: Suite in A Minor - Major: VII. La poule (The Hen)
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  6. 6 Thème 01:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    Thème
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Jean-François Tapray
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  7. 7 Variations 07:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Variations
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Jean-François Tapray
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  8. 8 Nouvelles suites de piéces de clavecin: Suite in A Minor - Major: VI. Les triolets (Triplets) 05:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nouvelles suites de piéces de clavecin: Suite in A Minor - Major: VI. Les triolets (Triplets)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  9. 9 Suite No. 1 in D Major: IV. La Forcray 01:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    Suite No. 1 in D Major: IV. La Forcray
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Claude-François Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  10. 10 Nouvelles suites de piéces de clavecin: Suite in A Minor - Major: IX. L'égyptienne (Gypsy Girl) 03:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nouvelles suites de piéces de clavecin: Suite in A Minor - Major: IX. L'égyptienne (Gypsy Girl)
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  11. 11 Pieces de clavecin: Suite in E Minor: I. Allemande 05:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    Pieces de clavecin: Suite in E Minor: I. Allemande
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  12. 12 Harpsichord Sonata in E Major, Op. 1, No. 1: III. Rondo grazioso 04:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    Harpsichord Sonata in E Major, Op. 1, No. 1: III. Rondo grazioso
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Lazare Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  13. 13 Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode sur la mécanique des doigts: Le rappel des oiseaux 04:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode sur la mécanique des doigts: Le rappel des oiseaux
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  14. 14 II. Rigaudons: Allemande I - III. Tambourin: Allemande II 06:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Rigaudons: Allemande I - III. Tambourin: Allemande II
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  15. 15 IV. La villageoise (The Village Maiden): Courante 01:42
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. La villageoise (The Village Maiden): Courante
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  16. 16 III. Sarabande 04:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  17. 17 V. Gavotte et Doubles 07:35
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Gavotte et Doubles
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Jean-Philippe Rameau
    Performer
    Justin Taylor
  18. 18 Images, Book 1: No. 2. Hommage à Rameau 07:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    Images, Book 1: No. 2. Hommage à Rameau
    Duration
    07:52
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Justin Taylor