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Reviewer: Sang
Woo Kang There’s no question that Tharaud’s playing is excellent in this recording devoted to composers in the courts of French kings Louis XIV, XV, and XVI. The recording has familiar names as well as unfamiliar ones. People familiar with Lully and Couperin should also enjoy Balbastre and Duphly. Tharaud summons the elegance and luxury of the French baroque court. These works were of course designed for the harpsichord, but Tharaud somehow makes them work beautifully on the piano. His tone is never harsh, and he embraces a warm sound. The works still manage to have a “baroque” sound, as his Rameau shows. The bassline for 'Tambourin’ is dry. While the dissonant chords are not pianistic, the natural resonance of the piano enhances their effect. Rameau’s 'Gavotte and Doubles’ is also especially delightful, and the D’Anglebert has clean and flexible trills. His rendering of De Visee’s movement from Book of Pieces for the Guitar is moving—the touch and articulation are never forced, very smooth, with gentle touches of cadences and phrasing. He is also joined by Sabine Devieilhe, soprano, on Rameau’s 'Viens, Hymen’—gorgeous. Baroque fans should add this recording to their library. | ||||
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