- Audio CD (Dec 2 2003)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
- ASIN: B0000BX5LN
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #239,076 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Prelude | |||
| 2. Allemande | |||
| 3. 2eme Allemande | |||
| 4. Courante | |||
| 5. Gigue | |||
| 6. 1ere Sarabande | |||
| 7. 2eme Sarabande | |||
| 8. Venitienne | |||
| 9. Gavotte | |||
| 10. Menuet | |||
See all 29 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Allemande | |||
| 2. Courante | |||
| 3. Sarabande | |||
| 4. Les Trios Mains | |||
| 5. Fanfarinete | |||
| 6. La Triomphante | |||
| 7. Gavotte Et Doubles | |||
| 8. Les Tricotets | |||
| 9. L'indifferente | |||
| 10. Deux Menuetes | |||
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See all 16 tracks on this disc
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Nothing to say about this one, Oct 4 2011
By Peter G. Watchorn - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Integrale Des Pieces De Clavec (Audio CD)
I'm a professional harpsichordist, and I agree that this is one of the most profoundly beautiful harpsichord recordings made by anyone at any time. Rhythm, articulation, tempo, sense of phrasing, colour, timing: everything here is perfectly judged. The Paris Dowd Blanchet used sounds beautiful, too. Grab a copy of this before it disappears, as it's one of the best harpsichord recordings ever made.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Stunning, May 12 2010
By doktorlehar "doktorlehar" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Integrale Des Pieces De Clavec (Audio CD)
I echo the sentiments of the reviewer below. This is one of the most gorgeously recorded and profoundly interpreted recordings of harpsichord repertoire I have ever encountered. It's utterly magnificent. Kiener has a superb sense of rhythm and articulation, so fine that he brings out nuances in the music that don't seem possible on a harpsichord. I also much prefer his tempos. He favors considerably slower speeds than do many professional harpsichordists today and he contrasts particularly strikingly with Christophe Rousset. Rousset's manic, hysterical renditions of Rameau and his contemporaries are light years away from the more deliberate approach that Kiener provides here. When performed as Rousset does, Rameau seems schizophrenic and trite, and I suspect also that the rushed speeds he prefers are a way to mask inferior musicality. With Kiener, the nuances are there and one can actually hear them. There's plenty of brilliance, too. For a sample, check out the Allemande from the 1724 Suite, track 11 on disc one. Magical.This is one of my top 5 favorite recordings of all time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous, Aug 28 2009
By Jan Klaar - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Integrale Des Pieces De Clavec (Audio CD)
This is one of the most beautiful recordings of solo harpsichord music I have heard. Rameau's music is a world unto itself, brilliantly characterized and with plenty of ear-catching variety. Give a listen, for instance, to the various movements of the Suite in E minor from 1724 (listed in French as "Suite en Mi" -- click "See all tracks" on Disc 1). Michel Kiener's playing is wonderfully sensitive and dramatic, and his instrument has a warm, rich tone -- none of that brittleness or clatter that can be wearying with some harpsichord discs. And the recording is perfectly placed and balanced for clear, resonant, enveloping sound. (Be aware: Amazon's samples sound a little over-resonant, but the disc itself does not have this flaw.) A lot of superlatives, I know, but this is a set I have returned to many times over the years, always to be delighted anew.
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