Rameau: The complete works for Clavecin / Kenneth Gilbert,Scott Ross,Steven Devine,Jory Vinikour
I like Rameau’s clavecin pieces because they have a certain flavor. It is a not very prolific body of work, consisting of three suites and several titled pieces, but its musical value could rival that of François Couperin’s cycle. The melancholic Sequenz of the Allemande in the Third Suite, the nifty compound rhythms of the Courante, and the exhilarating “Enharmonic” are just a few examples. As for records, the first one I bought was Kenneth Gilbert’s. According to the liner notes for this record, Gilbert employs “Rameau’s tuning system”. The meantone temperament, which was popular among the French harpsichord school up to that point, is not used here. This was a really neat performance and I liked it. After a while, I found Scott Ross’s record at a record shop and was completely fascinated by it. But when I bought the CD was long time later. Talking about recent recordings, by Steven Divine and Jory Vinikourt are also very good. The remaining three are also tuned using “Rameau’s temperament”. Regarding this “Rameau temperament”, the A-flat is slightly low. This becomes readily apparent when listening to “La Livri”. This can be considered a natural consequence, given that Rameau stacks as many as six meantone fifths, followed by two Pythagorean fifths. #baroque #rameau #片山俊幸
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