Cathy Krier, the pianist on this album, began her piano studies at the Luxembourg Conservatoire at the age of five.
Composition History
Rameau's La Dauphine is the only piano piece by the composer that exists in his own autograph manuscript.
Interpretation
Cathy Krier, the pianist, avoids the 'jeu inégal' (unequal rhythm) tradition on the modern piano, finding it sounds cloddish and mannered.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Jean-Philippe Rameau, a French Baroque master, viewed music not only as an art but also as a science, on par with mathematics.
Compositional Technique
György Ligeti's Musica Ricercata, composed between 1951 and 1953, consists of eleven pieces, each using one more pitch than the previous one.
Interpretation
Cathy Krier, the pianist, believes that the 'Agréments' (embellishments) in Baroque music should be performed on both harpsichord and modern grand piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Both Jean-Philippe Rameau and György Ligeti shared a similar intellectual approach to composition, driven by a quest for innovation and new discoveries.
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