The Sun King Louis XIV, who, in the truest sense of the word, had all of France and the court of Versailles dancing around him, died exactly 300 years ago, in 1715, a time when dance, music and theater all experienced an unprecedented flourishing. On her new Genuin label CD, harpsichordist Rebecca Maurer, playing a historical Ruckers harpsichord from Neuchâtel, weaves pieces by d’Anglebert, F. Couperin, Le Roux, and others from the most brilliant epoch of the harpsichord to form a musical tapestry rich in allusions and cross-references. A true musical journey into a golden age...