François Couperin: L'Alchimiste
Le petit théâtre du monde
Bertrand Cuiller
Cuiller’s approach is robust and rollicking, appropriately dramatic and alert to Couperin’s occasional taste for spectacle…But it isn’t just the vigour of Cuiller’s interpretations that delights....
François Couperin: L'Alchimiste
Le petit théâtre du monde
Bertrand Cuiller
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Cuiller’s approach is robust and rollicking, appropriately dramatic and alert to Couperin’s occasional taste for spectacle…But it isn’t just the vigour of Cuiller’s interpretations that delights....
About
A miniature theatre of the world.
This set launches a new complete recording of François Couperin’s works for harpsichord: an extensive selection of vocal pieces and chamber music.
In this first volume, Bertrand Cuiller draws the portrait of a mysterious alchemist: the Ordres, chosen here play with the colour of sounds, alliterations, double meanings and parodies, freely inspired by the world of the theatre. An enigmatic world to which Bertrand Cuiller undoubtedly holds the key.
Contents and tracklist
VII. Les Pélerines [La Marche. Gayement. La Caristade. Tendrement. Le Remerciement. Légérement]
Track length3:16
- Isabelle Saint-Yves, Bertrand Cuiller (soloist)
Awards and reviews
January 2019
Cuiller’s approach is robust and rollicking, appropriately dramatic and alert to Couperin’s occasional taste for spectacle…But it isn’t just the vigour of Cuiller’s interpretations that delights. In the third act he uses registration to create an appealing and menacing sense of contrast…And yet, it is in those pieces when we think we have the pure Couperin, sentimental, delicate, nuanced and introspective, that Cuiller really finds his voice.
