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The ultimate!!!

D. Gammelgard | Falun, Sweden | 01/25/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'll start with my ultimate verdict:
If I would bring only ONE recording to a desert island, it would be this one. I have heard a lot of early music recordings and I play myself the baroque cello and viola da gamba. First of all, this music is so extremely well written. It is sheer quality all the way. Rameau's Piéces en Concert are here performed with a flute, violin, gamba and obligato harpsicord, which means that the harpsichord has an individual solo part like the other instruments. Often, the flute and violin plays the same part and the sound result is amazing. The extremely brilliant music requires some very outstanding musicians. There is no reason in comparing this cd with other attempts like the disc with Cristophe Rousset. There is simply no competition! The Ensemble Limoges consists of the most brilliant baroque musicians that the music world can offer today. The power of the music is extraordinary, it is joyful and deeply tragic, elegant and sometimes really jazzy! The two cantatas are also very nice and the singers excellent. Though it remains a fact that the three concerts is the absolute highlight of the disc. And by the way ANY baroque cd today!!
If you consider buying only one or maybe your first recording with baroque music, than GET THIS ONE!! It is already a classic and one of the real "masterworks" of the recording history!!!"