Here's a stateside attempt to duplicate the virtuoso programs of French Baroque music coming from northwestern Europe, issued by the ambitious little Chicago label Cedille. There's much to like, above all the chronologically varied program that gives the listener a real feel for the development of French music over the 75 years from Lully to Couperin to Rameau, with detours into the music of Marin Marais, Jean-Féry Rebel, and Jean-Marie Leclair besides. The tendency in programming French Baroque music is to focus on the ...
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Here's a stateside attempt to duplicate the virtuoso programs of French Baroque music coming from northwestern Europe, issued by the ambitious little Chicago label Cedille. There's much to like, above all the chronologically varied program that gives the listener a real feel for the development of French music over the 75 years from Lully to Couperin to Rameau, with detours into the music of Marin Marais, Jean-Féry Rebel, and Jean-Marie Leclair besides. The tendency in programming French Baroque music is to focus on the works of a single composer and to plow through multiple suites of dances, an approach that can be claustrophobic if taken too far. The Trio Settecento, influenced by but not strictly following historical performance practice, goes to the opposite pole with unusual pieces like Marin Marais' gamba piece La Guitare and the Rameau Quatrième Concert with its blistering keyboard parts. You come away with a real sense of how each composer used the conventions of the style: the ornaments, the...
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Add this copy of French Soiree to cart. $4.23, good condition, Sold by Idaho Youth Ranch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boise, ID, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Cedille Records.
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Add this copy of French Soiree to cart. $17.95, good condition, Sold by Meadeco Media rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from VINE GROVE, KY, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Cedille Records.
Add this copy of A French Soirée to cart. $25.75, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Cedille Records.
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François Couperin; Jean-Baptiste Lully; Jean-Féry Rebel; Jean-Marie Leclair; Jean-Philippe Rameau; Marin Marais. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
Add this copy of A French Soiree to cart. $29.47, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by Cedille Records.
