Couperin / Blanchard / Sartre- Les Nations (CD)
Although the composers of the French baroque were remarkably prolific, they left US relatively little chamber music. Luckily, the few works extant are as well-written those by Vivaldi or Bach and they provide listeners a new perspective on music of the period. Francois Couperin, the finest composer at the court of Louis XIV, wrote several masterworks of chamber music, including the elegant and beautiful collection of sonatas entitled Les Nations, performed here by the ensemble Les Ombres. Couperin greatly admired Italian baroque composers such as Corelli, and his sonatas demonstrate his lifelong commitment to uniting, in his music, the best of both French and Italian musical conventions.
Tracklist:
- Sonade, 'Gravement - Gayement - Rondement - Gravement - Vivement - Air Gracieusement, Gayement'
- Allemande, 'Sans Lentour'
- Première Courante, 'Noblement'
- Seconde Courante, 'Un Peu Plus Vite'
- Sarabande, 'Gravement'
- Gigue, 'Gayement'
- Chaconne Ou Passacaille, 'Modérément'
- Gavotte
- Menuet
- Sonade, 'Gravement Et Mesuré - Vivement - Doux Et Affectueusement - Légèrement - Repos - Gayement - Repos - Gayement - Air Te
- Allemande, 'Gracieusement'
- Courante, 'Noblement'
- Seconde Courante, 'Un Peu Plus Vivement'
- Sarabande, 'Gravement'
- Gigue Lourée, 'Modérément'
- Gavotte, 'Tendrement, Sans Lentour'
- Rondeau, 'Affectueusement'
- Bourrée, 'Gayement', Double de la Bourrée Précédente
- Passacaille, 'Noblement Et Marqué'
- Sonade, 'Gravement - Vivement - Gravement Et Marqué - Légèrement - Rondement - Vivement'
- Allemande, 'Sans Lentour'
- Première Courante
- Seconde Courante, 'Plus Marquée'
- Sarabande, 'Tendrement'
- Bourrée, 'Gayement'
- Gigue, 'D'une Légèreté Modérée'
- Rondeau, 'Gayement'
- Chaconne
- Menuet
- Sonade, 'Gravement - Vivement - Gravement - Vivement Et Air Gracieusement - 2E Air - Gravement Et Marqué - Légèrment Marqué'
- Allemande, 'Noblement Et Sans Lenteur'
- Première Courante
- Seconde Courante, 'Plus Gayement'
- Sarabande, 'Tendrement'
- Rondeau, 'Gayement'
- Gigue, 'Affectueusement Quoy Que Légèrment' - Aria F-Dur, BWV587
Although the composers of the French baroque were remarkably prolific, they left US relatively little chamber music. Luckily, the few works extant are as well-written those by Vivaldi or Bach and they provide listeners a new perspective on music of the period. Francois Couperin, the finest composer at the court of Louis XIV, wrote several masterworks of chamber music, including the elegant and beautiful collection of sonatas entitled Les Nations, performed here by the ensemble Les Ombres. Couperin greatly admired Italian baroque composers such as Corelli, and his sonatas demonstrate his lifelong commitment to uniting, in his music, the best of both French and Italian musical conventions.
Tracklist:
- Sonade, 'Gravement - Gayement - Rondement - Gravement - Vivement - Air Gracieusement, Gayement'
- Allemande, 'Sans Lentour'
- Première Courante, 'Noblement'
- Seconde Courante, 'Un Peu Plus Vite'
- Sarabande, 'Gravement'
- Gigue, 'Gayement'
- Chaconne Ou Passacaille, 'Modérément'
- Gavotte
- Menuet
- Sonade, 'Gravement Et Mesuré - Vivement - Doux Et Affectueusement - Légèrement - Repos - Gayement - Repos - Gayement - Air Te
- Allemande, 'Gracieusement'
- Courante, 'Noblement'
- Seconde Courante, 'Un Peu Plus Vivement'
- Sarabande, 'Gravement'
- Gigue Lourée, 'Modérément'
- Gavotte, 'Tendrement, Sans Lentour'
- Rondeau, 'Affectueusement'
- Bourrée, 'Gayement', Double de la Bourrée Précédente
- Passacaille, 'Noblement Et Marqué'
- Sonade, 'Gravement - Vivement - Gravement Et Marqué - Légèrement - Rondement - Vivement'
- Allemande, 'Sans Lentour'
- Première Courante
- Seconde Courante, 'Plus Marquée'
- Sarabande, 'Tendrement'
- Bourrée, 'Gayement'
- Gigue, 'D'une Légèreté Modérée'
- Rondeau, 'Gayement'
- Chaconne
- Menuet
- Sonade, 'Gravement - Vivement - Gravement - Vivement Et Air Gracieusement - 2E Air - Gravement Et Marqué - Légèrment Marqué'
- Allemande, 'Noblement Et Sans Lenteur'
- Première Courante
- Seconde Courante, 'Plus Gayement'
- Sarabande, 'Tendrement'
- Rondeau, 'Gayement'
- Gigue, 'Affectueusement Quoy Que Légèrment' - Aria F-Dur, BWV587