Rameau's Keyboard Music

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Is anyone here particularly familiar with Rameau's keyboard works?  If so, can somebody recommend a few larger solo keyboard pieces they particularly like?

[commissiona]

Well, hopefully my half-baked reply is better than no reply .

I'm no Rameau expert, the only thing I've played is the lone 2-3min La Dauphine, but I'm somewhat familiar with his works.  For me, the 1724 suite in e minor from 'Pieces de Clavessin' stands out, and the concluding rondo section of La Villageoise is particularly engaging. 

Now, as far as larger solo pieces by him, he only published 3 books that survive with one and two harpsichord suites within them.  So, the above metioned is like 1 of 5 of those suites.  So sampling that and the other four shouldn't take too much time. 

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[mattfedd]

perhaps Gavotte and Variations. very doable, technically not too challenging. there's a lot of room for embellishment in this piece, too:

[worov]

I've never played his music, but I certainly intend to play some of it someday.

I recommend the Angela Hewitt recording (Hyperion).

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[dcstudio]

dude sure liked his trills and mordents-- but that's a really cool piece