The musicians of Les Dominos included their own arrangement of Rameau's famous piece 'Les Sauvages' in the 'Sixième Concert' on this album.
Instruments
The violoncello piccolo used by Les Dominos is referred to in France as a 'basse de violon à cinq cordes', an instrument used since Charpentier's 'Sonate à huit' around 1685.
Critical Reception
These pieces, under the title 'Six Concerts Transcrits en Sextuor', became a significant part of the French chamber orchestra repertoire in the 20th century after being published in a complete works edition edited by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1894.
Composition History
The 'Concerts en sextuor' on this album are arrangements of Jean-Philippe Rameau's 'Pièces de Clavecin en Concert', originally published in 1741.
Album & Artwork
The album's cover illustration is 'Orpheus enchants the Animals' by François Boucher (1703-1770), from the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Clermont-Ferrand.
Interpretation
Les Dominos, the ensemble on this recording, chose a chamber ensemble version and addressed the problematic Violin III part by assigning a large section to a violoncello piccolo.
Historical Context
The instrumental parts for these 'Concerts en sextuor' were part of the collection of Jacques Joseph Marie Decroix, a lawyer from Lille passionate about Rameau's works, and were donated to the Bibliothèque nationale de France in 1843.
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