Michel Kiener - Jean Philippe Rameau: Complete Works for Harpsichord (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 145:41 min | 992 / 332 Mb
Genre: Classical
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 145:41 min | 992 / 332 Mb
Genre: Classical
Recorded sets of Rameau’s complete original harpsichord pieces – in other words, including the 1706 Premier livre de pièces de clavecin as well as the more commonly investigated 1724 Pièces de clavecin and the 1728 Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin – are still surprisingly rare, so this new arrival on the scene from Swiss harpsichordist Michel Kiener ought to be a welcome one. Kiener may not have troubled the cataloguers too much in the past, but he is a player with a crisp and tidy technique well able to withstand the close scrutiny of recording one of the great monuments of the harpsichord repertory. The impression – heightened by a punchy (and punchily recorded) instrument – is of strong fingers marshalled with impressive control.
