Les Indes Galantes [Import]

Rameau (Artist), Kenneth Gilbert (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
• ASIN: B0000007M0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,348 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Ouverture

2. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Musette en Rondeau

3. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Air Polonais

4. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Air gratieux pour les Amours

5. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Menuets 1 & 2

6. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Air pour les Bostangis

7. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Gavotte

8. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Air des Fleurs / Air tendre pour la Rose

9. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Gavottes pour les Fleurs

10. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Air pour Borée et la Rose

11. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Air vif pour Zéphire et la Rose (pièce croisée)

12. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Air grave pour les Incas du Pérou

13. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Gavotte 1 / Gavotte 2 en Rondeau

14. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Air pour les Esclaves affricains

15. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Les Sauvages, ou Danse du Grand Calumet de la Paix

16. Les Indes galantes, suite from the opéra-ballet for harpsichord: Tambourins 1 & 2

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very, very special musical moment for me., December 10, 2007

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A. Thomas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Les Indes Galantes (Audio CD)

Beautiful, flawless performance by Kenneth Gilbert of a hitherto unknown work, one that deserves far more promimence in the body of Baroque keyboard music that is performed, recorded, and heard today. While there have been numerous recordings of the opera ballet itself, hearing the harpsichord transcriptions is a rare treasure trove.

Played on the beautifully refined sound of a period instrument.

This set of transcriptions, the harpsichord used in this performance, and Kenneth Gilbert's rendition, are a match made in heaven.

I first heard this recording on January 31, 1980 when it was presented on Music Through the Night. It is every bit as enchanting now to listen to as it was back then.

I hope this recording will be made more available. A must for connoisseurs of Baroque keyboard music, especially French Baroque.