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Special offer. Le clavecin à Paris au XVIIIe siècle

Jos van Immerseel (piano)

this programme is a good introduction to a glorious century of French harpsichord music, a tribute not just to Immerseel and his seven composers but also to the makers and restorers of these...

Special offer. Le clavecin à Paris au XVIIIe siècle

Jos van Immerseel (piano)

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this programme is a good introduction to a glorious century of French harpsichord music, a tribute not just to Immerseel and his seven composers but also to the makers and restorers of these...

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On this collection of three albums, Jos van Immerseel performs the music by seven masters of 18th century Paris on three historical harpsichords - some of the finest jewels in the Musée de la musique of Philharmonie de Paris: Jean-Henri Hemsch harpsichord, 1761; Ruckers-Taskin harpsichord, 1646/1780; Goujon harpsichord, 1749, restored by Swanen in 1784. Jos van Immerseel, who reappears on Channel Classics Records where he released his first recordings in the 1990s, pays homage to some of the composers who have accompanied him since the beginning of his prestigious career as a harpsichordist. The composers featured on these albums are often mentioned in the same breath, yet each has their own and completely unique style. In Jos van Immerseel's words: "Louis Marchand has whimsical and surprising turns, François Couperin is known for musical regality, Jean-Philippe Rameau portrays theatrical and folk influences, Antoine Forqueray speaks a daring language of the devil's gamba, Jacques Duphly makes the harpsichord sing, Claude Balbastre is a revolutionary challenger, and Armand-Louis Couperin wavers between brilliance and parting pain".

Contents and tracklist

I. Prélude
Track length2:43
II. Allemande
Track length2:43
III. Courante
Track length1:37
IV. Sarabande
Track length3:25
V. Gigue
Track length2:49
VI. Chaconne
Track length4:51
I. Allemande "L'Auguste"
Track length3:39
II. Courante
Track length1:58
III. Sarabande "La Majestueuse"
Track length2:39
IV. Gigue "La Milordine"
Track length2:16
V. Les Silvains
Track length6:09
I. La Ténébreuse Allemande
Track length4:54
II. La Favorite Chaconne à deux tems
Track length5:41
III. La Lutine
Track length2:27
I. Allemande
Track length5:57
III. Sarabande
Track length2:13
VII. Les Sauvages
Track length2:23
VIII. L'Enharmonique
Track length4:46
IX. L'Egyptienne
Track length2:20
No. 1, La La Borde - Allemande
Track length4:14
No. 3, La Cottin
Track length2:32
No. 4, La Bellmont
Track length1:57
No. 5, La Portugaise
Track length3:17
No. 6, La Couperin
Track length2:46
No. 1, La Rameau
Track length3:34
No. 2, La Guignon
Track length2:43
No. 4, La Boisson
Track length4:30
No. 6, La Sylva
Track length4:19
No. 7, Jupiter
Track length4:06

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January 2024

this programme is a good introduction to a glorious century of French harpsichord music, a tribute not just to Immerseel and his seven composers but also to the makers and restorers of these magisterial instruments.
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