François Couperin: Music for Two Harpsichords, Vol. 2

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Release Date: 29th Jul 2016
Catalogue No: TOCC0258
Label: Toccata Classics
Length: 65 minutes

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Couperin, F: Concert No. 4 (Concert Royal) in E minor

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Jochewed Schwarz, Emer Buckley

VII. Forlane

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Couperin, F: Les Nations: Premier Ordre 'La Françoise'

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I. Gravement - Gayement - Rondement - Gayement - Gravement

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II. Allemande. Sans lenteur

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III. Première courante. Noblement

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IV. Seconde courante. Un peu plus visité

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V. Sarabande. Gravement

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VI. Gigue. Gayement

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VII. Chaconne ou passacaille. Modérément - Vif, et marqué

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VIII. Gavotte

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IX. Menuet

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Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 9ème in A major

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No. 1, Allemande à 2 clavecins

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Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin III: Ordre 15ème in A major

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No. 4, Musette de Choisi

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No. 5, Musette de Taverni

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Couperin, F: Les Nations, Troisième ordre 'L'Impériale'

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Jochewed Schwarz, Emer Buckley

I. Gravement - Vivement - Gravement, et marqué

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II. Allemande. Sans lenteur

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III. Courante

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IV. Seconde courante. Plus marquée

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V. Sarabande. Tendrement

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VI. Bourée. Gayement

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VII. Gigue. D'une légèreté modérée

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VIII. Rondeau. Gayement

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IX. Chaconne

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X. Menuet

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François Couperin confessed that he preferred to perform his two collections of chamber music – the Concerts Royaux in 1722 and Les Nations in 1726 – on two harpsichords. Astonishingly, that suggestion has had to wait for this series of two albums to be taken up in recordings.

In this second volume of the series two suites from Les Nations and movements from the Concerts Royaux are presented with a number of his Pièces de clavecin, also in rarely heard realisations for two harpsichords.

The Fanfare review of Volume One was enthusiastic: ‘The playing by harpsichordists Jochewed Schwarz and Emer Buckley is finely matched. Both blend well with each other and provide a strong, virile performance that brings the nuances and ornaments of Couperin’s music to life. One can see through their interplay why the composer considered this his ideal performance medium’.  Emer Buckley was born in Dublin, Jochewed Schwarz in Tel Aviv. Emer, based in Paris, has a career as soloist and continuo player and also teaches harpsichord and continuo bass at the Conservatoire de Lille. Jochewed, who lives in Israel, divides her time between performing concerts and directing the Felicja Blumental Music Center and Library in Tel Aviv.

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