COUPERIN, Armand-Louis Pieces de Clavecin Christophe Rousset harpsichord 2cd

2cd Aparte, 2020

Armand-Louis Couperin – François Couperin (‘le Grand’) was his father’s cousin – was regarded as one of the finest musicians of his time and his compositions, though little known today, provide us with precious evidence of the brilliance of the French harpsichord school and the skills of one of its most virtuosic representatives.
This is the first ever recording of Armand-Louis Couperin’s sensuous and very original Pièces de clavecin, op. 1.
Playing on a period instrument by Jean-Claude Goujon, now in the Musée de la Musique in Paris, Christophe Rousset brings out all the unique flavour of this music.