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

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2013-02-12

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Jean-Baptiste Forqueray: La Dubreüil (from Pièces de viole, Deuxième Divertissement); Antoine Forqueray: La Leclair; La L...
Performers: Kitchen, John

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

The Trinity Hall, Cambridge Harpsichord / Music of Bach, Bohm, Greene, Purcell, Couperin, Handel / Andrew Arthur, harpsichord

1 CD / Priory / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Georg Böhm: W...
Performers: Arthur, Andrew

The harpsichord at Trinity Hall, Cambridge was built by Andrew Garlick in 2009 and is modeled on one made by Goujon in 1748 and offers...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge (01/10/2012/01/11/2012)....continue...

French Experience

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Gabriel Fauré: Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphoniqu...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Amar, Genevieve; Baumont, Olivier; Demarquette, Henri; Domingo, Placido; Engerer, Brigitte; Fontaine, Robert; Graham, Susan; Haas, Monique; Hadley, Jerry; Jo, Sumi; Larmore, J...
Conductors: Devos, Louis; Dutoit, Charles; Sado, Yutaka; Runnicles, Donald; Jordan, Armin; Nagano, Kent; Janowski, Marek; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boulez, Pierre; Carella, Giuliano; Jennings, Joseph; Barenboim, Dan...
Ensemble: ; Chanticleer; Ensemble InterContemporain

1 1/2 hours of French sparkle and wit...continue...

All Time Classics with Marian Arnold

3 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2011-07-19

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 174 'Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte' (I love the most High with my whole heart; François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Claud...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Peter; Forbes, Colin; Harvey, Michael Kieran; Hutchinson, Joyce; Kirkby, Emma; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lacey, Genevieve; Pinn...
Conductors: ; Kleiber, Carlos; Pesek, Libor; Tate, Jeffrey; Kempe, Rudolf; Khachaturian, Aram; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Santi, Nello; De Waart, Edo; Challender, Stuart; Thomas, Patrick; Hopkins, John
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players; The English Concert

Essential Harp / Nancy Allen, Ann Griffiths, Julia Thornton, Annie Challan, et al.

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op. 4/6 (from the film Interview with the Vampire); Theme and Variations for harp in G minor (spurious); Antonio Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D, RV 93 (...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Challan, Annie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Galway, James [Flute]; Geliot, Martine; Griffiths, Ann; Helmis, Fritz; Klinko, Markus; Nordmann, Marielle; Shifrin, David; Thornt...
Conductors: Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Olah, Erno; Karajan, Herbert von; ; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Guschelbauer, Theodor; Witold, Jean; Bátiz, Enrique; Cluytens, André
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Instrumental Sinfonia; Paris National Opera Orchestra

Thomas Adès: America - A Prophecy

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Thomas Adès: America (a prophecy), for soprano & large orchestra (optional large chorus), Op. 19; The Fayrfax Carol; Fool's Rhymes, for chorus, harp, prepared piano, organ & percussion, Op. 5; J...
Performers: Benjafield, Richard; Bickley, Susan; Blaze, Robin; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Maltman, Christopher; McFadden, Claron; Poster, Tom; Watkins, Huw; Webb, Hugh
Conductors: Adès, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Composers Ensemble

The music of Thomas Adès taps into the spirit of our restless times with unquiet brilliance and an uncompromising vigour evident throughout this survey of...continue...

Reverie

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-04-06

Works: Marcel Tournier: Etude de concert "Au matin"; Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; Carlos Salzédo: Quietude, for harp (...
Performers: Cutcher, Mindy

Recording information: Morningstar Studios....continue...

Pianist Roland Pontinen / Portrait, Concert, Interview / Couperin Rameau, Busoni, Chopin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2010-02-23

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Gavotte et Doubles; Ferruccio Busoni: Albumblatt, for flute (or muted violin) & piano in E minor, KiV 272; Elegien, su...
Performers: Pontinen, Roland

The Swedish pianist Roland Pontinen was born in 1963. He made his debut at 17 with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and has since performed with...continue...
Run Time: 180 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Deth-Life / Simone Eckert, Ulrich Wedemeier, Hamburger Ratsmusik

1 Super Audio CD / New Classical Adventure / 2009-09-29

Works: Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Tobias Hume: Deth, for ensemble; The first part of ayres; Robert de Visée: Prelude; La Plainte, Tombeau des Mesdemoiselles de Visée, for theorb...
Performers: Eckert, Simone; Wedemeier, Ulrich
Conductors:
Ensemble: Hamburger Ratsmusik

From the Diary of Béla Bartók / Jan Michiels

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Béla Bartók: Dance Suite for piano, Sz. 77, (reduced from orchestral score); Italian Keyboard Music IX; Little Piano Pieces (9) (Kilenc kis zongoradarab), Sz. 82, BB 90; Mikrokosmos, Sz 107...
Performers: Michiels, Jan

Pianist Jan Michiels is one of Belgium's foremost musicians: an active performer with an amazingly wide repertoire, a pedagogue, and a recording artist who has...continue...

Couperin: Pièces de clavecin des Livres 1 & 2 / Haas

2 CD / Alpha Productions / 2009-02-10

Works: François Couperin: L'art de toucher le clavecin; L'Auguste, Allemande, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, I, 1ère ordre); Première courante, for harpsichord (Pièces de clav...
Performers: Haas, Frederick

Couperin is an absolute master in grandeur without grandiloquence, tenderness avoiding soppiness, and lightness without affectation. Nervousness, vivacity, and vigor at their best are to...continue...

Jewels of the Baroque Era

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Partita for Violin s...
Performers: Dubeau, Angèle; Ehnes, James [Violin]; Gauvin, Karina; Mallette, Marcelle; Mercer, Shannon [Soprano]; Motard, Thérèse; White, Matthew [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: Fortin, Olivier; Gauthier, Jean-François
Ensemble: Ensemble Masques (Classical); Les Chambristes de Ville Marie

The main achievements of the Baroque style were the rise of opera and oratorio, the development of the cantata and the evolution of the bel...continue...

Famous Works for Harpsichord - Couperin, et al / Beauséjour

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-07-01

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Soeur Monique, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 18e ordre); Christian Pezold: Minuet, for keyboard no 1 in G major (Anna Magda...
Performers: Beausejour, Luc

"French Canadian harpsichordist Luc Beausejour presents a program entitled "Famous Works for Harpsichord" that will appeal to either the harpsichord conversant or, more especially, to...continue...

The Sultan and the Phoenix

1 CD / Signum UK Import / 2008-05-06

Works: Louis Couperin: La Piémontoise, for harpsichord in A minor (Pièces de clavecin, no 102); Pavane for harpsichord in F sharp minor (Pièces de clavecin, no 120); Deuxième fantaisie &...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Charivari Agréable

A Century of Domestic Keyboards, 1727-1832 / Joanna Leach

1 CD / Athene / 2008-05-01

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Pièces de clavecin, Book 3; William Byrd: Pavan and Galliards (2) in A minor no 2, MB 15 "The Earl of Salisbury"; George Frederick Ha...
Performers: Leach, Joanna

This recording showcases four different instruments built between 1727 and 1832, and offers a wonderful contrast of sounds. Selections are played on a spinet by...continue...

Air on a G String / David Russell

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-03-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Flute solo in A minor, BWV 1013; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Pastorale in F major, BWV 590; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Silvius L...
Performers: Russell, David [Guitar]

GRAMMYr award winner David Russell is world renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike....continue...

Classical Gift, Vol. 1 / Leygraf, Dilber, Per Tengstran

1 CD / dB Productions / 2007-10-17

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum; François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio Sonata for Organ no 5 in C major, BWV 529; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for T...

Three Centuries of Bagatelles - Couperin, Beethoven, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Bagatelle for piano in F major, Op. 33/3; Bagatelle for pia...
Performers: Zilberquit, Julia

"Three Centuries of Bagatelles: what a neat idea! Although most of the music comes from the 19th and 20th centuries -- the only work that...continue...

Couperin: Tic Toc Choc, etc / Alexandre Tharaud

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-05-08

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Le Tic-Toc-Choc, ou les Maillotins, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III, 18e ordre); Pièces de clavecin, Book 4; Las Calotine...
Performers: Mordant, Cyril; Tharaud, Alexandre

"Tharaud's selection of pieces, as intelligent as it is characterful, gives a superb sense of Couperin's gifts. From the more abstract movements, such as the...continue...

Couperin: Harpsichord Works / Borgstede

11 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-10-17

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 1; Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Pièces de clavecin, Book 3; Pièces de clavecin, Book 4
Performers: Borgstede, Michael

"They say that Couperin is not for all tastes, and certainly some do find his secrets difficult to unlock. But curiously, I find Michael Borgstede's...continue...

Lerich, Handel, Couperin: Woodworks / Gries

1 CD / Divine Art / 2004-12-28

Works: Rudolf Lerich: Sonata for 3 recorders in A major; Anonymous, English: The Temple Anticke, masque; The Ladyes Second Masque; The Cuckolds Masque; The Fairey Masque; George Frederick Handel: Sonata for...
Performers: Arbuckle, Ashley; Dryborough, Kate; Else, Noelene; Ford, John [British Rock]; Goldschlager, Michael; Gries, Tamara; Jackson, Laurence; Lawford, Simon; Milner, Vanesa; Szezepaniak, Boguslav; Woodley, ...

The Artistry of Eliot Fisk

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2003-06-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for Lute in C minor, BWV 999; Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996; Trio Sonata for Organ no 5 in C major, BWV 529; Tri...
Performers: Fisk, Eliot [Guitar]; Fuller, Albert; Hand, Frederic; Robison, Paula [Flute]; Schulman, Louise

Couperin: Keyboard Music Vol 1 / Angela Hewitt

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-05-01

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; 18e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, III); 8e ordre for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II)
Performers: Hewitt, Angela

By turning her attention to there works, Angela Hewitt may succeed in reviving and popularizing Couperins enchanting music as no modern-day harpsichordist has been able...continue...

Triumph of the Piano - Keyboard Classics from Bach to Bartók

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-18

Works: François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 1 in C major, BWV 772; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 13/L 486; Wolfg...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Casadesus, Robert; Crossley, Paul [Piano]; Entremont, Philippe; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Gould, Glenn; Groethuysen, Andreas; Immerseel, Jos van; Leonhardt, Gustav...
Conductors: Szell, George; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra members; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Sweet Follia - Purcell, Blavet, Couperin / Ensemble Caprice

1 CD / ATMA / 1999-10-01

Works: Matthias Maute: La petite étude, for 2 recorders; How I Love You, Sweet Follia!, for 2 recorders; Le Danseur, for solo recorder & percussion; Ciacona, for 2 recorders & viola da gamba; It's Summ...
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Ensemble: Ensemble Caprice

Classical Music Start-Up Kit Vol 1 {1500-1825}

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-12-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; John Dowland: Work(s); François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2; Arcangelo Core...
Performers: Cuckston, Alan; Elias, Diane; Holzer, Robert; Jando, Jeno; Lechner, Gabriele; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Pabst, Michael; Rubsam, Wolfgang; Stivin, Jiri
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; Krcek, Jaroslav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Edlinger, Richard; Warchal, Bohdan; Wordsworth, Barry; Ligeti, András; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Vienna Mozart Academy; Zagreb Philharmonic

History of Classical Music

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-08-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Chant for Good Friday; Anonymous: Ambrosian Chant for Epiphany; Je Ne Puis . . . Amors Me Tienent . . . Veritatem, for consort; Oy voy; Hildegard von Bingen: Work(s); Pérotin: P...
Performers: Éder String Quartet; Biret, Idil; Cuckston, Alan; Elsner, Kasia; Fawkes, Richard; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter H.; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Kodaly Quartet; La Scol...
Conductors: ; Antal, Mátyás; Warchal, Bohdan; Kraemer, Nicholas; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Gmür, Hanspeter; Ward, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek;...
Ensemble: ; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Ensemble Unicorn; Gothic Voices; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Chorus; In Dulci Jubilo Childre...

"La Sophie" - Popular Harpsichord Music / Sophie Yates

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-09-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Jacques Duphly: La Pothoüin, Rondeau, modérément (4e Livre); François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book 2;...
Performers: Yates, Sophie

"...Music of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, with its sparse markings, invites freedom over phrasing, dynamics, articulation and even tempo that Yates approaches with...continue...