Pierre Hantaï and Skip Sempé play Rameau’s “Symphonies for two harpsichords”

Synopsis

At the Chikurin Banquet Hall of Tokyo’s famous Gajoeng Hotel, Pierre Hantaï and Skip Sempé present their successful chamber music programme of Rameau’s “Symphonies for two Harpsichords”. It comprises transcriptions compiled from nine different works, among them Rameau’s first opera Hippolyte et Aricie, as well as Dardanus, Les Indes galantes, and the composer’s instrumental masterwork Pièces de clavecin en concert. Hantaï and Sempé, two artists situated at the forefront of today’s musical personalities in Renaissance and Baroque music, create a stunning atmosphere in this private recital. Recorded in the picturesque surrounding of extravagant Japanese-style murals and artworks preserved from the old Gajoen buildings – which used to be one of Japan’s first wedding complexes back in the 1930s –, this concert is a pleasure for both the eye and the ear.

Additional Info

• No: A07050006
• Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau
• Production year: 2017
• Run time: 01:14:00
• Producers: NHK in cooperation with Unitel
• Format: 4K