Rameau & Handel: Dom Bedos
Paul Goussot (organ Dom Bedos / Quoirin 1748)
Ensemble Zaïs, Benoît Babel
That supercharged version of the Tambourin from the Troisieme Concert is just as one’s never heard it before, as a harpsichordist, and it has huge energy and weight behind it which is just something...
Rameau & Handel: Dom Bedos
Paul Goussot (organ Dom Bedos / Quoirin 1748)
Ensemble Zaïs, Benoît Babel
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That supercharged version of the Tambourin from the Troisieme Concert is just as one’s never heard it before, as a harpsichordist, and it has huge energy and weight behind it which is just something...
About
Handel’s concertos for organ and Rameau’s concert harpsichord pieces figure among the most original works in the keyboard repertoire of the 18th century. The Dom Bedos organ is one of the rare French instruments from the 18th century equipped with a 32-foot manual organ stop, endowing the grand plein-jeu with an incredible depth. The process of re-working and adapting musical material was a very common practice and some of these harpsichord pieces en concert seem to suit the organ perfectly. Whether it is a reduction of an orchestral work to be played by solo harpsichord, or inversely the development of a work so that it may be played by a larger number of musicians, the 18th century abounds in collections of arrangements of the latest fashionable opera airs. Rameau himself, like Handel, was adept at re-writing and often reused a musical idea under several guises. Play it loud!
Contents and tracklist
- Ensemble Zaïs, Paul Goussot
- Ensemble Zaïs, Paul Goussot
- Ensemble Zaïs, Paul Goussot
- Ensemble Zaïs, Paul Goussot
- Ensemble Zaïs, Paul Goussot
- Paul Goussot
- Ensemble Zaïs, Paul Goussot
- Ensemble Zaïs, Paul Goussot
Awards and reviews
CD Review 18th October 2014
That supercharged version of the Tambourin from the Troisieme Concert is just as one’s never heard it before, as a harpsichordist, and it has huge energy and weight behind it which is just something completely different.
Early Music Review December 2014
Paul Goussot is an acknowledged improviser and displays his talents well on this recording.
6th February 2015
The organ produces a gorgeous sound …The playing of Paul Goussot and the Ensemble Zaïs is excellent, and I certainly enjoyed their performances.