Couperin: Complete Works for Harpsichord Volume 1 - HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE - With this release harmonia mundi launches a new series of recordings featuring the complete works for harpsichord by Francois Couperin. On volume one, Bertrand Cuiller paints a portrait of Couperin as a mysterious alchemist. The Ordres chosen here play with the color of sounds, alliterations, double meanings and parodies, freely inspired by the world of the theatre.
2 1. Pièces de Clavecin, Book 2: Ordre 11 in C minor/C Major By François Couperin
3 Performer: Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord)
4 Period: Baroque
5 Written: By 1717; Paris, France
6 2. Pièces de Clavecin, Book 4: Ordre 27 in B minor By François Couperin
7 Performer: Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord)
8 Period: Baroque
9 Written: By 1730; Paris, France
10 3. Pièces de Clavecin, Book 3: Ordre 19 in D Major By François Couperin
11 Performer: Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord)
12 Written: 1730; Paris, France
13 4. Pièces de Clavecin, Book 1: Ordre 4 in F Major By François Couperin
14 Performer: Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord)
15 Period: Baroque
16 Written: By 1713; Paris, France
17 5. Pièces de Clavecin, Book 1: Ordre 3 in C minor/C Major - la Ténébreuse By François Couperin
18 Performer: Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord)
19 Period: Baroque
20 Written: By 1713; Paris, France
21 6. Pièces de Clavecin, Book 4: Ordre 20 in G Major/G minor By François Couperin
22 Performer: Bertrand Cuiller (Harpsichord)
23 Period: Baroque
24 Written: By 1730; Paris, France
Couperin: Complete Works for Harpsichord Volume 1 - HARMONIA MUNDI FRANCE - With this release harmonia mundi launches a new series of recordings featuring the complete works for harpsichord by Francois Couperin. On volume one, Bertrand Cuiller paints a portrait of Couperin as a mysterious alchemist. The Ordres chosen here play with the color of sounds, alliterations, double meanings and parodies, freely inspired by the world of the theatre.
