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Catherine Perrin plays 24 preludes... from Sweelinck to Jean Lesage, meeting along the way such composers as Scott Ross, Chopin, Daveluy, Louis and François Couperin, and, of course, Johann Sebastian Bach. By juxtaposing various eras and styles, she proposes a journey as astounding as the prelude form itself, a moment of privileged inspiration, fanciful and anarchical.
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Pieces de clavecin: Suite in A minor - major
Pieces de clavecin, Book 1: Prelude in A minor
George Frideric Handel: Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430
Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: I. Prelude
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Praeludium Toccata in A minor
Praeludium Toccata in A minor
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
Jean Henri D'Anglebert: Suite No. 3 in D minor
Suite No. 3 in D minor: Prelude
John Bull: Prelude
Prelude
James Gelfand: Winter's Prelude
Winter's Prelude
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 884
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
Louis Couperin: Prelude in F major
Prelude in F major
Serge Arcuri: Sitio
Sitio
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 21 in B flat major, BWV 866
Francois Couperin: L'art de toucher le clavecin
L'art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude No. 7 in B flat major
Raymond Daveluy: Prelude in E flat major
Prelude in E flat major
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 852
Scott Ross: Preludio all'imitazione del Signor Vanieri
Preludio all'imitazione del Signor Vanieri
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 883
Fryderyk Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28
Prelude No. 6 in B minor, Op. 28, No. 6
Jean Lesage: La Chaotique - Prelude dans la gout baroque
La Chaotique - Prelude dans la gout baroque
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 872
Louis Couperin: Prelude in D minor
Prelude in D minor
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869
L'art de toucher le clavecin
L'art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude No. 6 in B minor
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 874
“An excellent idea. Canadian harpsichordist Catherine Perrin makes five suites out of assorted preludes by composers old and new, with Bach forming the inevitable backbone to the programme. The result, if a little interruptus in effect, is a refreshingly broad array of harpsichord textures which can be listened to from beginning to end with no danger of boredom. Perrin’s neat and sonorous playing leaves you wanting to hear more…”
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Pieces de clavecin, Book 1: Prelude in A minor