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Pianist Éric Heidsieck’s Erato and HMV recordings made little headway […]
Whatever would possess a gifted young boy to choose to study the harpsichord? Something about the instrument attracted 11-year-old Justin Taylor who went on to
These four suites–or ordres–have been recorded several times in part or all together, by some very distinguished ensembles, most notably Hesperion XX, Florilegium, Music Antiqua
Sometime in the 1980s an ensemble called Fretwork released a recording that captured the sound and style of viol consort music as had never been
For her first commercial recording in nearly a decade, Blandine Verlet revisits the music of François Couperin, one of her great specialties. Although I am
London Baroque offers a selection of mostly unfamiliar yet often inspired French baroque trio sonatas. With the exception of François Couperin’s L’Imperiale, the works by
The Bach, Scarlatti, and Couperin selections plus the two Liszt Rhapsodies comprise a very rare 1955 Georges Cziffra Supraphon LP (catalog number LPV 364 for
Couperin seems to be making a pianistic splash lately, what with Angela Hewitt’s excellent Hyperion recitals, and now this marvelous new release from Alexandre Tharaud.
Soprano Anne Grimm is a wonderful singer, with a lovely, warm voice, accurate intonation, and an expressive technique that perfectly captures the mood and meaning
The music on this charming CD comes from the time of Louis XIV (1643-1715), often referred to as the Sun King. It is music of
