Podger,Rachel - violin
Pinnock, Trevor - harpsichord
Manson, Jonathan - viola da gamba

Rachel Podger - violin
Trevor Pinnock - harpsichord
Jonathan Manson - viola da gamba

J.-Ph. Rameau (1683-1764) Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts (1741) Premier concert Deuxième concert Troisième concert Quatrième concert Cinquième concert

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.

J.-Ph. Rameau (1683-1764)
Pièces de Clavecin en Concerts (1741)
Premier concert
Deuxième concert
Troisième concert
Quatrième concert
Cinquième concert

CCS SA 19002: (…) Wunderbahr abgebildete Instrumente in perfekter Balance und Raumklang (…) (…) Das Trio spielt äußerst konzentriert und kontrolliert – und gleichzeitig mit großer Expressivität, und sucht erfolgreich für jeden Einfall Rameaus den richtigen Klang. Crescendo
(…) these are expertly wrought and carefully polished performances. (…) (…) These are unruffled, confident performances (…) International Record Review
(…) un summum de qualité (…) (…) Tour à tour virtuoses, tendres, poignants en brillants (…) Classica (…) Podger en Manson spelen prachtig: doorleefd, theatraal en toch zonder enig effectbejag. (…) (…) Zeer transparant en met een schitterende klankbalans opgenomen. Tijdschrift Oude Muziek
(…) they 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. Gramophone