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Armand-Louis Couperin was a much younger cousin of François Couperin, born in 1727. By the time these harpsichord pieces were published around 1750, new musical currents were in the air, even in France, and Armand-Louis had the bad fortune to be one of the first composers killed in a traffic crash. He was all but forgotten for 200 years, but he has received attention lately from various harpsichordists. None has had quite the charisma of the great Christophe Rousset, whose attentions here may well propel this music back into the harpsichord repertory. Couperin's pieces have the same kind of descriptive titles familiar from the several preceding generations of French harpsichord music, but to portray him as a conservative hopelessly out of touch with trends in the middle 18th century is inaccurate. Listen to the second movement of the suite Les Quatres Nations, titled "L'Angloise," with its Alberti bass. There are many other broken-chord figurations uncharacteristic of the High Baroque French style or even of Rameau, and some pieces here might be taken for Domenico Scarlatti. Others might be called fusions of Scarlatti and François Couperin. This is an exciting prospect, and it is this fusion, this balance of elements, that is the genius of Rousset's playing. He loses neither the melodic element nor the brilliant ornamentation, and the result is compelling music that will be new to many listeners. One can't ask for much more than that.
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Christophe Rousset, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Armand-Louis Couperin, Composer
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
Albumbeschreibung
Armand-Louis Couperin was a much younger cousin of François Couperin, born in 1727. By the time these harpsichord pieces were published around 1750, new musical currents were in the air, even in France, and Armand-Louis had the bad fortune to be one of the first composers killed in a traffic crash. He was all but forgotten for 200 years, but he has received attention lately from various harpsichordists. None has had quite the charisma of the great Christophe Rousset, whose attentions here may well propel this music back into the harpsichord repertory. Couperin's pieces have the same kind of descriptive titles familiar from the several preceding generations of French harpsichord music, but to portray him as a conservative hopelessly out of touch with trends in the middle 18th century is inaccurate. Listen to the second movement of the suite Les Quatres Nations, titled "L'Angloise," with its Alberti bass. There are many other broken-chord figurations uncharacteristic of the High Baroque French style or even of Rameau, and some pieces here might be taken for Domenico Scarlatti. Others might be called fusions of Scarlatti and François Couperin. This is an exciting prospect, and it is this fusion, this balance of elements, that is the genius of Rousset's playing. He loses neither the melodic element nor the brilliant ornamentation, and the result is compelling music that will be new to many listeners. One can't ask for much more than that.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:40:33
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Christophe Rousset
- Composer: Armand-Louis Couperin
- Label: Aparté
- Genre: Klassiek
2020 Little Tribeca 2020 Little Tribeca
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