Composer: François Couperin
Performer: Jory Vinikour
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Cedille
Release: 2020
Size: 1.63 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 6ème in B flat
01. No. 1, Les moissonneurs
02. No. 2, Les langeurs-tendres
03. No. 3, Le gazouillement
04. No. 4, La Bersan
05. No. 5, Les baricades mistérieuses
06. No. 6, Les bergeries
07. No. 7, La commére
08. No. 8, Le moucheron
Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 7ème in G major / minor
09. No. 1, La ménetou
10. No. 2a, Les petits âges. La muse naissante
11. No. 2b, Les petits âges. L’enfantine
12. No. 2c, Les petits âges. L’adolescente
13. No. 2d, Les petits âges. Les délices
14. No. 3, La Basque
15. No. 4, La Chazé
16. No. 5, Les amusemens
Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 8ème in B minor
17. No. 1, La Raphaéle
18. No. 2, Allemande l’Ausoniéne
19. No. 3, Premiere courante
20. No. 4a, Seconde courante
21. No. 4b, Sarabande l’unique
22. No. 5a, Gavotte
23. No. 5b, Rondeau
24. No. 6, Gigue
25. No. 8, La morinéte
26. No. 7, Passacaille
Two-time Grammy Award-nominated harpsichordist Jory Vinikour plays historically groundbreaking works by François Couperin (1668–1733) on an album comprising three inventive Couperin suites — the composer called them “Ordres” — combining traditional French Baroque dance movements with witty and atmospheric character pieces — miniature tone poems for solo harpsichord. Highlights include the celebrated Les Baricades Mistérieuses from Ordre No. 6, which England’s The Guardian calls “shimmering, kaleidoscopic and seductive, a sonic trompe l’oeil.” The compelling Les Amusemens from Ordre No. 7 is irresistibly sweet and melancholic. Order No. 8 offers masterful examples of established forms, culminating with a dramatic Passacaille. Vinikour performs on a harpsichord created for him in 2012 by England’s Tony Chinnery, modeled after an instrument by the French builder Pascal Taskin (1723–1793). Its rich sound is ideally suited to 18th-century French repertoire.