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ALEXANDRE THARAUD
TRIBUTE TO RAMEAU (1683-1764)
Alexandre Tharaud Steinway piano
Thursday 28 June 2012 – 8.00 pm
Royal Opera
Programme:
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Suite in A (Allemande – Courante – Fanfarinette – Gavotte et Sixième Double)
François Couperin (1668-1733) – works
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) - Le tombeau de Couperin
Since the 1950s, the musical world has been rediscovering how to perform period works in a way that has allowed Rameau to be given his original colours once again.
His operas are being performed again, his harpsichord pieces have won over music lovers and his great motets are praised. An heir to this “period” tradition, Alexandre Tharaud knows all the accents and effects of this music.
Nevertheless, he decided to play Rameau on the piano: it was a revelation. This Rameau for the Piano is coming to Versailles for the first time, for a concert that in some ways closes the circle of experiences, an ending in excellence.
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