Composer: François Couperin
Performer: Cyrille Dubois, Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Aparté
Catalogue: AP281
Release: 2022
Size: 1.36 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Les Pèlerines “Au Temple de l’Amour”
02. “Qu’on ne me dise plus”
03. La Sultane: [Gravement] – [Gayement] – Air tendrement – Légèrement
04. L’Abeille
05. Gavotte italienne
06. Les Nonettes. Les Blondes
07. Les Nonettes. Les Brunes
08. Sicilienne
09. “Doux liens de mon cœur”
10. La Pastorelle “Il faut aimer”
11. La Superbe: [Lentement] – [Gayement] – Très tendrement – Légèrement – Air tendre – Gayement
12. La Diane
13. La Florentine
14. Les Solitaires “Dans l’Île de Cythère”
15. Brunette “Zéphire, modère en ces lieux”
16. La Steinkerque: Gayement, bruits de guerre – Air lentement – Gravement – Légèrement – Mouvement de fanfares – Lentement – Gravement – Gayement
17. La Badine
18. La Badine (Louis Marchand?)
19. “Souvent dans le plus doux sort”
20. La Polonaise
21. La Vénitienne
François Couperin’s early publications include a number of airs serieux, as well as several short pieces that were included in the collection of Pièces choisies pour le clavecin published by Ballard in 1707. Here Christophe Rousset and Cyrille Dubois reveal little-known aspects of the art of François Couperin. Some of these pieces testify to the composer’s taste for music in the Italian style, which is also evident in his sonatas, which include not only the famous La Steinkerque, but also La Superbe and La Sultane, in which Rousset conducts Les Talens Lyriques. The programme also presents a hitherto uncatalogued drinking song, Souvent dans le plus doux sort, the only known autograph piece so far discovered.