It's not syncopation, she's using a convention of French Baroque music called 'notes inégales,' in which eighth notes (or in some cases sixteenth notes) are 'swung,' i.e. the first note is given more time and the following one less. If you listen to recordings of more French music from this perio...
@davehshs the early violoncello was also held between the legs; the viol fell out of favour because at the onset of the French Revolution it was considered an instrument of the nobility. holding the instrument with your legs doesn't really affect the sound at all so it's a moot point. this music ...
It's not syncopation, she's using a convention of French Baroque music called 'notes inégales,' in which eighth notes (or in some cases sixteenth notes) are 'swung,' i.e. the first note is given more time and the following one less. If you listen to recordings of more French music from this perio...