Jean Philippe Rameau
Concerted Pieces

About Jean Philippe Rameau's Concerted Pieces

Rameau wrote five suites for solo harpsichord with optional parts for violin or flute and violoncello.
Rather than being titled in accordance with the names of dance steps, the individual pieces are labelled with descriptive titles that are often rather obscure in their meaning.
Rameau commented: “These pieces lose nothing by being played on the harpsichord alone; indeed, one would never suspect them capable of any other adornment; such, at least, is the opinion of several persons of taste and skill whom I have consulted on the subject, most of whom have done me the honour of giving names to some of them.”