Rameau - Complete Keyboard Works I: 1705-06 and 1724 - Harpsichord, Piano

Complete scholarly-critical Urtext edition in modern clefs Includes the latest findings in performance practice Includes Rameau’s written comments and explanations in the original and in translations in English and German Ideal format (24.3 x 31 cm) This is the first complete edition of the keyboard works of Jean-Philippe Rameau to incorporate all the printed collections of harpsichord music published under his supervision as well as his clavier arrangement of Les Indes Galantes .It also includes many new insights into performance practice (e.g. the handling of repeat signs in the original prints) and presents the music entirely in modern clefs. The result is a reliable and unique edition for today’s performers that does full justice to recent findings in historical performance practice.For the first time, all accidentals and expression marks are reproduced exactly as they appear in the sources. All of Rameau’s written comments – a key source on performance practice – are reproduced