Mostrando postagens com marcador Couperin. F (1668-1733). Mostrar todas as postagens
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14.8.24
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN : Keyboard Music • 2 (Angela Hewitt) (2003) APE (image+.cue), lossless
Angela Hewitt once again presents an intelligent, yet eminently musical
performance of Baroque keyboard works on the piano on the second of her
three discs devoted to Couperin's Pieces de Clavecin. Her depth of
knowledge, revealed in her liner notes, extends from the works to his
life, his times, and Baroque music. This can be heard in her playing,
adding to her own enjoyment of the pieces. She obviously enjoys the
challenges of interpreting then presenting the pictures Couperin hints
at with titles such as Les Ombres errantes (The Wandering Souls), La
Sophie (either a Muslim mystic or the name of a young girl), and Saillie
(either a leap or a quip), and of performing them on a modern version
of an instrument that had only just been invented when these were
written and, therefore, is not the instrument Couperin anticipated being
used. On this particular disc, the works primarily use the upper part
of the keyboard. Hewitt has a touch that is neither too heavy for this,
which would make them sound dense or even muddy, nor too delicate, which
would make them seem more ephemeral or trifling. Nor does she ever try
to approximate the sounds of a harpsichord. She gives each piece
beautifully clear tones and phrasing. Her presentation and her
understanding make the disc a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Patsy Morita
Tracklist & Credits : 
FRANÇOIS COUPERIN : Keyboard Music • 3 (Angela Hewitt) (2005) APE (image+.cue), lossless
With this disc, Angela Hewitt, the renowned Canadian pianist who heretofore specialized in the keyboard music of Bach, completes her survey of the keyboard music of François Couperin. While it is a highly selective survey -- Hewitt chose the works based on how well she thought the harpsichord works might sound on the modern concert grand and on her own personal interest -- it is also a highly significant survey. Because while Bach's harpsichord music is standard repertoire for most pianists, Couperin's harpsichord music has remained terra incognito for nearly all pianists and Hewitt's marvelously apt and wonderfully balanced performances go a long way toward providing the proof that the music can sound equally delightful on the piano. With all the Third Suite and much of the Fourth Suite from Couperin's Third Book of Pièces de Clavecin plus 10 movements chosen from the first and second books, Hewitt's selections are all highly effective and sound as natural on the piano as they do on the harpsichord. Purists may disparage the whole notion of playing harpsichord music on the piano, but even they will have to admit that Hewitt's warmly modulated tone and virtually flawless technique make for lovely listening. Hyperion's sound is perhaps just a bit too distant, but never less than clear and deep. James Leonard Tracklist & Credits :
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