Credits:

Theotime Langlois De Swarte

Description:

Overflowing Poetic Sensibility, Musicality, and Beautiful ToneDe Swarte, the New Standard-Bearer of Early Music ViolinFeaturing Christys Overwhelming ImprovisationsA Heartfelt Tribute to RameauDe Swart, the new standard-bearer of Baroque violin, has released a heartfelt album dedicated to Rameau, featuring a magnificent collaboration with William Christie on the harpsichord.It all began with a portrait. It is a portrait of Jean-Philippe Rameau, attributed to Joseph Aved. This great composer and music theorist, renowned for his operas and harpsichord works, is depicted not at the keyboard, but holding a violin. The painting captures a fleeting moment, as if time had stood still. Rameau appears to be about to pluck a string, with the index finger of his left hand positioned where it would be for the note B-natural. It seems as if he is inviting the viewer to listen to that enigmati