Froberger: Harpsichord Suites

Listen on Presto Music. Free thirty day trial. Find out more.

[The Couchet harpsichord] makes a beautiful, richly resonant sound, rendering it ideal for Froberger’s expressive and often melancholic music. Equally well suited is Rousset’s meditative, infinitely... — Sunday Times, 9th May 2010 More…

Release Date: 3rd May 2010
Catalogue No: AM148
Label: Ambroisie
Length: 65 minutes

Froberger: Keyboard Suite No. 1 in D minor

Work length10:13

$4.00

$5.20

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

I. Allemanda

Track length3:58

$1.00

$1.30

II. Courant

Track length1:53

$1.00

$1.30

III. Sarabande

Track length3:10

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Gigue

Track length1:12

$1.00

$1.30

Froberger: Keyboard Suite No. 7 in E minor

Work length12:47

$4.00

$5.20

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

I. Allemande

Track length6:23

$1.00

$1.30

II. Gigue

Track length1:38

$1.00

$1.30

III. Courante

Track length1:14

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Sarabande

Track length3:32

$1.00

$1.30

Froberger: Keyboard Suite No. 8 in A major

Work length7:41

$4.00

$5.20

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

I. Allemande

Track length2:52

$1.00

$1.30

II. Gigue

Track length1:19

$1.00

$1.30

III. Courante

Track length1:05

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Sarabande

Track length2:25

$1.00

$1.30

Froberger: Keyboard Suite No. 9 in G minor

Work length11:25

$4.00

$5.20

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

I. Allemande

Track length4:13

$1.00

$1.30

II. Gigue

Track length2:19

$1.00

$1.30

III. Courante

Track length1:51

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Sarabande

Track length3:02

$1.00

$1.30

Froberger: Keyboard Suite No. 10 in A minor

Work length10:30

$4.00

$5.20

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

I. Allemande

Track length4:12

$1.00

$1.30

II. Gigue

Track length1:47

$1.00

$1.30

III. Courante

Track length1:23

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Sarabande

Track length3:08

$1.00

$1.30

Froberger: Keyboard Suite No. 12 in C major

Work length12:37

$4.00

$5.20

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

I. Lamento sopra la dolorosa perdita della real Maesta di Ferdinando IV, re de Romani

Track length6:30

$1.00

$1.30

II. Gigue

Track length1:16

$1.00

$1.30

III. Courante

Track length1:48

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Sarabande

Track length3:03

$1.00

$1.30

About
Reviews
Explore

About

For his third harpsichord recital in the ‘Cité de la Musique’ series, the remarkable French harpsichordist Christophe Rousset plays six of Froberger’s most authoritative suites on a legendary instrument considered a ‘national treasure’ by the French state.

Christopher Rousset’s interpretation of Froberger’s suites is all the more impressive and praiseworthy given Froberger’s insistence to have all his manuscripts destroyed after his death, claiming that no one else would be capable of playing his compositions. Froberger was highly sought-after, admired, and regarded as a model to be followed by his European contemporaries.

Christophe Rousset is one of the finest harpsichordists of his generation and a leader in the late 20th century revival of French Baroque music, acclaimed both in France and internationally. He has won critical accolades for his extraordinary command of the harpsichord repertory. Christophe Rousset’s recordings of the complete harpsichord works of François Couperin, Rameau, D’Anglebert and Forqueray and his regular incursions into the music of J.S Bach, are regarded as benchmarks.

Reviews

9th May 2010

[The Couchet harpsichord] makes a beautiful, richly resonant sound, rendering it ideal for Froberger’s expressive and often melancholic music. Equally well suited is Rousset’s meditative, infinitely flexible approach. His playing is always lovingly articulated and carefully decorated.

9th May 2010

[Froberger] would surely have been reassured by the deep understanding of Christophe Rousset, who uses an exquisite 17th-century Couchet harpsichord, unequally tuned...The grave eloquence of Froberger's sarabandes is perfectly captured

The Independent on Sunday 16th May 2010

Rousset's fluid grace-notes never obscure the seriousness of these introspective dances...and allows silence to register between the phrases. A thoughtful and distinctive alternative to Richard Egarr's ebullient performance.

Froberger: Harpsichord Suites

Downloads

Contents

Download queue