Music from the Age of Louis XV - Music of Couperin, Forqueray, Rameau and Duphly / John Kitchen, 1769 Taskin harpsichord

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Album Summary

Performer

• John Kitchen (Harpsichord)

Composers

• Antoine Forqueray (circa 1672 - 1745)
• François Couperin (1668 - 1733)
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)
• Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (1699 - 1782)
• Jacques Duphly (1715 - 1789)

Notes & Reviews:

John Kitchen, uniquely familiar with Edinburgh's internationally acclaimed collections of early keyboard instruments, turns his attention to the world's most famous harpsichord: the Taskin harpsichord. The reign of Louis XV was the period during which the harpsichord gained its greatest popularity in France, and this glorious 1769 instrument by Pascal Taskin would have been the preferred choice of any composer. Here, its opulent lushness is captured in the ideal acoustics of Scotland's oldest concert hall, St. Cecilia's.

International Record Review
Crisp articulation, splendidly agile fingerwork, and a strong sense of purpose.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012).

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Works Details

François Couperin (1668 - 1733) : Pièces de clavecin, Book 2

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 20 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1716-1717

Forqueray, Jean-Baptiste : La Dubreüil (from Pièces de viole, Deuxième Divertissement)

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Classical

Forqueray, Antoine : La Leclair

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Forqueray, Antoine : La Léon, for harpsichord

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Forqueray, Antoine : Suite for harpsichord :: La Boisson

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Rameau, Jean-Philippe : La Triomphante, for harpsichord in A major (Nouvelles suites)

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 1 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Rameau, Jean-Philippe : Fanfarinette, for harpsichord in A major (Nouvelles suites)

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Rameau, Jean-Philippe : Les Sauvages, for harpsichord in G minor (Nouvelles suites)

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Rameau, Jean-Philippe : Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 7 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Rameau, Jean-Philippe : L'Égyptienne, for harpsichord in G minor (Nouvelles suites)

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Duphly, Jacques : La Forqueray, Rondeau (3e Livre)

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 5 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1756

Duphly, Jacques : Médée, vivement & fort (3e Livre)

• Performer: John Kitchen (Harpsichord)
• Notes: St. Cecilia's Hall, University of Edinburgh (04/11/2012-04/12/2012)
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque