Chamber, Couperin, F (composer)
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RecommendedJean Rondeau (harpsichord), Thomas Dunford (lute), Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano), Marc Mauillon (baritone), Myriam Rignol (viola da gamba)
Though still both around 30, Dunford and Rondeau are already steeped in this rich and subtle repertoire, and play it like they own it …Both also like to indulge in some slowish tempos, but Dunford’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th June 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Authenticity is present in an Érard piano, date unspecified, and a Stradivarius violin, the ‘Davidoff’, which has been held in the Paris Conservatoire museum since 1887, when one of the first... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Chamber
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The Frans Brüggen Project
Lucie Horsch (recorder), Rachel Podger (violin), Albert Bruggen (cello), Tom Foster (harpsichord), Esther Van Der Eijk (viola), Orchestra of the 18th Century
For the most part, this is a rewarding enterprise, sympathetically recorded and with an essential chart indicating where on the album each instrument can be heard. —
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Pramsohler, violinist and founder of Ensemble Diderot, has given careful thought to the construction and originality of his programmes…In The Paris Album, François Couperin and Jean-Féry Rebel... —
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Diapason d’Or, October 2019, Nouveauté
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Instrumental
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2019
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Couperin: Ariane consolée par Bacchus
Stéphane Degout (baritone)
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
A newly discovered, charming cantata for baritone and continuo is lovingly rendered alongside stylish chamber works in praise of Lully and Corelli. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2016, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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Le Concert Des Oiseaux. Vincent Bouchot: Le Carnaval Des Animaux En Péril
La Rêveuse, Florence Bolton, Benjamin Perrot
In all, a fine testament to both the eclectic timbral diversity of earlier instruments and the versatility of La Rêveuse. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Portraits: Les Caractres Franais
Anna Firlus (harpsichord), Krzysztof Firlus (viola da gamba), Martyna Pastuszka (violin), {oh!} trio
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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François Couperin: L'Apothéose de Lully & Leçons de ténèbres
Katherine Watson (soprano), Anna Dennis (soprano)
Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
The pictorial movements of L’Apothéose are introduced by a reciter and all are well characterise with unnecessary exaggeration. Indeed, at times, the performance errs slightly on the side of... —
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Record Review, 13th May 2017, Recording of the Week
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I can honestly say that I really enjoyed every movement … This is my favourite disc in an uneven month’s listening for EMR. —
