Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Troisième Livre Blandine Verlet

• François Couperin (1668 - 1733): Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur:
• 1 I. Les Lys naissants 03:04
• 2 II. Les Roseaux 03:32
• 3 III. L'Engageante 04:31
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur, les Folies françaises ou les Dominos:
• 4 I. La Virginité sous le Domino couleur d'invisible 00:44
• 5 II. La Pudeur sous le Domino couleur de rose 00:39
• 6 III. L'Ardeur sous le Domino couleur incarnat 00:41
• 7 IV. L'Espérance sous le Domino vert 00:44
• 8 V. La Fidélité sous le Domino bleu 00:57
• 9 VI. La Persévérance sous le Domino gris de lin 00:48
• 10 VII. La Langueur sous le Domino violet 00:42
• 11 VIII. La Coquetterie sous différents Dominos 00:31
• 12 IX. Les Vieux Galants et les Trésorières surannées sous les Dominos pourpres et feuilles mortes 00:59
• 13 X. Les Coucous bénévoles sous des Dominos jaunes 00:43
• 14 XI. La Jalousie taciturne sous le Domino gris de maure 00:58
• 15 XII. La Frénésie ou le Désespoir sous le Domino noir 00:44
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur:
• 16 V. L'Âme-en-peine 04:29
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Dix-huitième ordre en Fa Majeur:
• 17 I. La Verneuil 05:34
• 18 II. Verneuillète 02:09
• 19 III. Sœur Monique 04:01
• 20 IV. Le Turbulent 02:37
• 21 V. L'Attendrissante 03:35
• 22 VI. Le Tic-toc-choc ou Les Maillotins 03:38
• 23 VII. Le Gaillard boiteux 04:25
• Pièces de clavecin, Livre I, Troisième ordre en Ut Mineur:
• 24 XII. La Favorite 05:25
• Total Runtime 56:10

Info for Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Troisième Livre

Time passes and the harpsichordist Blandine Verlet’s witty imagination doesn’t fade. Regularly rewarded for her legendary records, she releases for the second time pieces of her beloved Couperin: the 13th and 18th so called “ordres” of the Third Book. Known for her unique interpretations, Blandine Verlet’s tempi are sometimes voluntarily slower than prescribed but they are never heavy because she is animated by a strong and lively breath. At the harpsichord, she is carried by her writer’s delicate sensitivity. The noble programme and a text of lyrical prose of her own match harmoniously in this CD book. Such as in her subtle narratives, Blandine Verlet’s interpretations give a large place to the imaginary. The fantasy of her musical self is never erased in the name of an abstract idea of the work: the life of the score mingles with that of its interpreter.

Blandine Verlet, harpsichord

Blandine Verlet
a noted French harpsichordist, studied with Ruggiero Gerlin and Ralph Kirkpatrick. She began recording in the late 1970s for Philips, switching to the Astree label in the 1990s. Her recordings range from J.S. Bach's keyboard works to Froberger to lesser known composers such as Louis Couperin and Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre. Her second recording of the Goldberg Variations, in 1992, has been called "one of the finest harpsichord versions in the catalog." With violinist Gerard Poulet she has recorded early violin sonatas by Mozart, using the older Baroque keyboard instruments rather than a fortepiano or modern piano. Verlet has also worked with flutist Stephen Preston and viola da gambist Jordi Savall. Her playing is noted for her control and restraint in not letting emotion carry her away.

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