Rameau wrote his Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin in 1726-7. This collection of pieces forms two large suites, in A minor and in G Major. The Gavotte with its variations is the final piece in the A minor suite. The slow, calm theme of the gavotte is followed by 6 virtuosic variations, which explore the different technical methods of the instrument – scales, repeated notes, and use of the whole range of the Baroque keyboard. Matan Porat
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Gavotte and Doubles, from Suite in A minor Play
Recorded on 05/25/2011, uploaded on 01/05/2012
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Rameau wrote his Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin in 1726-7. This collection of pieces forms two large suites, in A minor and in G Major. The Gavotte with its variations is the final piece in the A minor suite. The slow, calm theme of the gavotte is followed by 6 virtuosic variations, which explore the different technical methods of the instrument – scales, repeated notes, and use of the whole range of the Baroque keyboard. Matan Porat
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