Disque Rameau
Musicolog.org
« …Ça chante, ça respire la bonne humeur, une version épanouie, tonique, colorée, débordante d'énergie, de vitalité, où règnent la fantaisie et la liberté, sans que soient altérées l'élégance et la distinction3. Mireille Podeur et son complice, Orlando Bass, remarquable improvisateur, s'en donnent à cœur joie et font chanter les beaux instruments de Laurent Soumagnac, pour notre plus grande joie. »
Eusebius
Harmonia Early Music
« Arranging Rameau’s famous pieces for two harpsichords seemed like a natural thing to do for Mireille Podeur and Orlando Bass. And performing them this way isn’t without precedent: Rameau himself was an avid music arranger. During the course of his life, he took the catchiest tunes from his popular stage and orchestral works (like Les Indes Galantes) and arranged them into suites for harpsichord. He went the other way too, often orchestrating his favorite harpsichord pieces for larger ensembles.
Rameau wasn’t alone. Other composers and performers did this kind of arranging too. François Couperin and Gaspard Leroux both indicated that their trios with basso continuo could instead by played by two harpsichords, and warhorse composers like Bach and Handel were constantly arranging and re-arranging their own music as well.
Leroux, Couperin, Bach, Handel... So in the spirit of things, why not add Mireille Podeur and Orlando Bass to the list! »
Janelle Davis. Full article