| 17:00 | From young to old
Rameau as referee in the viola da gamba match
Concert Hall Marble Palace New Garden / Address: Im Neuen Garten, 14467 Potsdam
RUE RAMEAU - a prime address!
Jean-Philippe Rameau was a jack-of-all-trades in the 18th century. He did innovative opera and ballet creations and his orchestra sounds as well as his work as harpsichord virtuoso, theoretician and teacher revolutionized the music of his age and was in many ways ahead of it. Meet Bach and Händel's great French contemporary in Potsdam. You'll find him at Rue Rameau № 1 to 5.
LES SURPRISES
Juliette Guignard, viola da gamba
Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, harpsichord
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Tombeau de Lully | Les Voix Humaines | Les Folies d'Espagne
Antoine Forqueray (1672-1745)
La Jupiter | La Silva | La Leclair
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
L'Entretien des muses | Les Surprises de l'Amour
One of them is considered to be the incarnation of refined French style, the other tries to equal the spectacular art of Italian violin virtuosos. One plays like an angel, the other like the devil - if one chooses to believe their contemporaries. Two contrary individuals who were equals in terms of technical mastery created the very best musical fantasy with their voluminous instruments. When two bass viol champions such as Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray get together for a musical match the referee can only be a harpsichord genius like Jean-Philippe Rameau who immortalized the two in his "Pièces de clavecin en concerts".