Special offer. Louis Couperin: Suites for Harpsichord
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord Ioannes Couchet du Musée des Instruments)
Awards:
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Musique baroque instrumentale
Rousset is just the sort of player to take advantage with his precise yet silken touch and immense authority in the French harpsichord style, which sees contrapuntal lines delineated with clarity,...
Special offer. Louis Couperin: Suites for Harpsichord
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord Ioannes Couchet du Musée des Instruments)
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Awards:
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2018, Winner - Musique baroque instrumentale
Rousset is just the sort of player to take advantage with his precise yet silken touch and immense authority in the French harpsichord style, which sees contrapuntal lines delineated with clarity,...
About
With these recordings - which mark the launch of the Stradivari collection - discover the unique instruments lovingly preserved at the Philharmonie de Paris’s Museum of Music: the finest examples of the art of instrument-making which, like the iconic harpsichord crafted in 1652 by Ioannes Couchet, are given a new life thanks to the skill and commitment of its keen conservators.
When this ‘national treasure’ is entrusted into the hands of an expert like Christophe Rousset, the magic is evident. As the sumptuous sonority of Louis Couperin’s music is revealed, poetry meets fantasy.
Contents and tracklist
126. Le Moutier, Allemande de Mr. de Chambonnières - Double du Moutier par Mr. Couperin
Track length2:49
Awards and reviews
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année2018Winner - Musique baroque instrumentale
Awards Issue 2018
Rousset is just the sort of player to take advantage with his precise yet silken touch and immense authority in the French harpsichord style, which sees contrapuntal lines delineated with clarity, ornaments inlaid with relaxed grace and spread-chords delivered with flowing expressiveness. He is also a master of the unmeasured prelude, bringing intellect and improvisatory freedom together with firm assurance.
30th September 2018
[The Suites] sing with resonant eloquence under the flexible hands of Rousset...The miracle here is the remarkable 1652 instrument by Ioannes Couchet, which has a lovely range of colour that makes the chaconnes and passacaglias ring with sumptuous tone, and a pure tuning that allows the thirds to sing.
