Harmonia Mundi: HMC901956Couperin - Tic Toc Choc & other pieces |
No sooner had Alexandre Tharaud finished recording his Rameau CD in 2001 than he was already impatiently looking forward to continuing his work on French Baroque music. This disc, released in spring 2007, turned out to be Harmonia Mundi's best selling disc of the year. |
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| Couperin - Tic Toc Choc & other pieces
Alexandre Tharaud (piano) "I wanted to focus this programme on the idea of play. Centring on Le Tic-Toc-Choc, which I often use as an
encore, I gathered together Couperin's most 'pianistic' pieces, underlining the playful aspect… I have a
particularly soft spot for Duphly's La Pothoïn, which for me is one of the loveliest pieces ever composed for
keyboard. I think this music, written later than Couperin's, provides an ideal link between the harpsichord
and the arrival of the fortepiano, which Duphly couldn't bring himself to adopt. All through these sessions,
shut up in the immense hall at IRCAM, I thought of a number of artists who have long been part of my life
and a source of inspiration for me, that whole family of pianists who handed this repertoire down to us:
Louis Diémer, Marcelle Meyer, Robert Casadesus, Emil Gilels,Yvonne Lefébure, Pierre Barbizet . .They were
omnipresent in my mind.This recording is my tribute to them." Alexandre Tharaud “…while Tharaud's ornamentation is impeccable and the piano well recorded, the collection as a whole is disappointingly monochrome.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 “If you doubt that a concert grand can be as sparkling as a harpsichord listen to Akexandre Tharaud and his selection of 20 Couperin jewels. Try his way with Le Carillon de Clithére and you will never want to hear a
harpsichord again. Sleek presentation, clever sleeve notes and high-end sound make this the most beautifully packaged of all the collected releases here.” Pianist Magazine, June-July 2007 “a release which successfully recognises and celebrates Couperin's genius, and you cannot ask for much more than that” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Press comments: "…Tharaud’s ornamentation is impeccable and the piano well recorded…” Jan Smaczny, BBC Music Magazine "Tharaud's performance is astonishingly convincing." American Record Guide "this is a release which successfully recognises and celebrates Couperin’s genius, and you cannot ask for much more than that." Lindsay Kemp, Gramophone Magazine |
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