Composer: Johann Jakob Froberger
Performer: Christophe Rousset
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Ambroisie
Catalogue: AM148
Release: 2010
Size: 394 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Suite n°2 en ré mineur
01. Allemande
02. Courante
03. Sarabande
04. Gigue
Suite n°7 en mi mineur
05. Allemande
06. Gigue
07. Courante
08. Sarabande
Suite n°8 en la majeur
09. Allemande
10. Gigue
11. Courante
12. Sarabande
Suite n°9 en sol mineur
13. Allemande
14. Gigue
15. Courante
16. Sarabande
Suite n°10 en la mineur
17. Allemande
18. Gigue
19. Courante
Suite n°12 en ré mineur
20. Lamento
21. Gigue
22. Courante I
23. Courante II
Suite n°12 en do majeur
24. Sarabande
For his third harpsichord recital in the ‘Cité de la Musique’ series, the remarkable French harpsichordist Christophe Rousset plays six of Froberger’s most authoritative suites on a legendary instrument considered a ‘national treasure’ by the French state.
Christopher Rousset’s interpretation of Froberger’s suites is all the more impressive and praiseworthy given Froberger’s insistence to have all his manuscripts destroyed after his death, claiming that no one else would be capable of playing his compositions. Froberger was highly sought-after, admired, and regarded as a model to be followed by his European contemporaries.
Christophe Rousset is one of the finest harpsichordists of his generation and a leader in the late 20th century revival of French Baroque music, acclaimed both in France and internationally. He has won critical accolades for his extraordinary command of the harpsichord repertory. Christophe Rousset’s recordings of the complete harpsichord works of François Couperin, Rameau, D’Anglebert and Forqueray and his regular incursions into the music of J.S Bach, are regarded as benchmarks.