Les violences de Rameau

by Louis Sclavis Sextet

Les violences de Rameau cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1996
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: France
  • Length: 56:30
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The French clarinetist and composer presents an incredibly ambitious homage to the baroque compositions of Jean-Philippe Rameau. The sextet seamlessly intertwines the strict elegance of chamber music with entirely chaotic, free-jazz improvisation and angular, avant-rock guitar lines.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, avant-garde, French language, intricate, reworkings

Tracklist

  1. Le Diable Et Son Train (8:42)
  2. De Ce Trait Enchant茅 (8:28)
  3. Venez Punir Son Injustice (1:03)
  4. Charmes (3:47)
  5. La Torture D'Alphise (2:21)
  6. Usage De Faux (6:00)
  7. R茅ponses A Gavotte (8:32)
  8. Charmes, Var. (0:49)
  9. Pour Vous... Ces Quelques Fleurs (4:05)
  10. Ismenor (8:34)
  11. Post-M茅sotonique (4:03)

Credits

  • Louis Sclavis - clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, composed by
  • Bruno Chevillon - double bass, composed by
  • Francis Lassus - drums, composed by
  • Jean-Philippe Rameau - music by [based on], composed by
  • Fran莽ois Raulin - piano, keyboards, composed by
  • Yves Robert - trombone, adapted by [transcription], composed by
  • Dominique Pifar茅ly - violin [acoustic violin], electric violin, composed by
  • Alain Gibert - composed by

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