Rebel - Violin Sonatas / Manze, Linden, Egarr [Import]

Jean-Fery Rebel (Artist), Andrew Manze (Artist), Jaap ter Linden (Artist), Richard Egarr (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
• ASIN: B00000GV56
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,486 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Jean-Féry Rebel had a Top 40 hit in the '80s with his ballet score Les Elemens, which began with a depiction of chaos that sounded as though Charles Ives had written it. You won't find anything that drastic in this collection, but you will find a great deal (78 minutes) of highly expressive music in the best French Baroque style. (The music is intense enough so that one really shouldn't listen to it all at once.) Rebel isn't the greatest genius France produced, but he sometimes sounds like it in these performances. Manze plays every line with affecting commitment and some very stylish embellishments. His colleagues are full-strength collaborators, enriching the texture and expressiveness of the music, and the recording makes it easy to hear everyone. For lovers of Baroque music, this disc will be a real discovery. --Leslie Gerber

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26 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great performances/Redundant Repertoire, September 24, 2000

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This review is from: Rebel - Violin Sonatas / Manze, Linden, Egarr (Audio CD)

Andrew Manze is a wonderful violinist, and his costars-- Richard Egarr and Jaap ter Linden-- are also excellent performers. I have no complaint whatsoever as to the performance of the eight violin sonatas on this disk. If one is seeking a good recording of these works, look no further. However, if one is looking for an interesting album of early music for pure listening enjoyment, please take caution. Jean-Féry Rebel's sonatas suffer from sameness and, in end, listening to the disk one feels that one have heard it all after the third sonata. Please understand, the music is lovely, so I would not go so far as to say that the album failed, but it is disappointing if one is looking for a more varied introduction to the music of Rebel or the time period in general. I was disappointed that even with near-perfect performances, nothing really stood out on the CD.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure baroque, June 27, 2010

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This review is from: Rebel - Violin Sonatas / Manze, Linden, Egarr (Audio CD)

Fantastic music - pure baroque. These sonatas are varied, highly expressive, and beautifully played. I'm not familiar with Rebel's other works, but I plan to check them out after listening to these. Highly recommended.