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Louis Couperin: Complete Keyboard Works

Richard Egarr (harpsichord) (A) Joel Katzman, Amsterdam, 1991, after Ruckers, Antwerp, 1638 (B) Joel Katzman, 1995, after an anonymous original (probably Jacquet), Paris, 1652 Pitch: a’ = 398 Hz / Temperament: ‘ordinaire’ (quarter-comma meantone) Performing edition prepared by Richard Egarr. The numbering...

Egarr makes a fervent advocate for Louis Couperin, whom he believes to be 'the greatest composer for the harpsichord of all time'...Egarr, immersed in this repertoire for years, rises to the... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Aug 2011
Catalogue No: HMU907511/14
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Couperin, L: I. Suite in C major

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I. 10. Prélude

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II. 15. Allemande

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III. 16. Courante

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IV. 18. Courante

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V. 20. Sarabande

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VI. 23. Sarabande

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VII. 25. Sarabande

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VIII. 26. Chaconne

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Couperin, L: II. Suite in C major

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I. 11. Prélude

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II. 126. Allemande Le Moutier (Chambonnières). Double (Couperin)

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III. 17. Courante

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IV. 19. Courante

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V. 21. Sarabande

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VI. 22. Sarabande

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VII. 24. Sarabande

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VIII. 27. Passacaille

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Couperin, L: III. Suite in C major

Work length12:00

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I. 9. Prélude

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II. 28. Sarabande

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III. 29. Menuet

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IV. 131. Gavotte (Lebègue). Double (Couperin)

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V. 127. Rigaudon & Double

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Couperin, L: IV. Suite in C major

Work length13:08

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I. 128. Prélude

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II. 30. Allemande La Précieuse

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III. 31. Courante

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IV. 32. Sarabande

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V. 33. Gigue

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VI. 34. Chaconne La Bergeronnette

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Couperin, L: V. Suite in D major

Work length16:32

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I. 2. Prélude

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II. 58. Allemande

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III. 59. Courante

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IV. 60. Sarabande

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V. 61. Gaillarde

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VI. 62. Chaconne

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Couperin, L: VI. Suite in D minor

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I. 1. Prélude

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II. 35. Allemande

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III. 37. Pièces de trois sortes de mouvements

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IV. 38. Courante

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V. 42. Courante

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VI. 43. Courante

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VII. 44. Sarabande

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VIII. 45. Sarabande

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IX. 46. Sarabande

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X. 47. Sarabande en canon

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XI. 52. Canaries

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XII. 53. Volte

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XIII. 57. Chaconne La Complaignante

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Couperin, L: VII. Suite in D minor

Work length24:13

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I. 36. Allemande

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II. 39. Courante

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III. 40. Courante

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IV. 41. Courante

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V. 48. Sarabande

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VI. 49. Sarabande

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VII. 50. Sarabande

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VIII. 56. Sarabande

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IX. 51. Sarabande

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X. 124. Gavotte

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XI. 122. Gigue

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XII. 54. La Pastourelle

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XIII. 55. Chaconne

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Couperin, L: VIII. Suite in E minor

Work length8:23

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I. 14. Prélude

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II. 63. Allemande de la Paix

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III. 64. Courante

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IV. 65. Sarabande

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Couperin, L: IX. Suite in F major

Work length17:05

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I. 12. Prélude

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II. 66. Allemande

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III. 71. Courante

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IV. 74. Sarabande

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V. 73. Branle de Basque

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VI. 77. Gaillarde

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VII. 79. Gigue

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VIII. 78. Chaconne

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Couperin, L: X. Suite in F major

Work length24:31

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I. 13. Prélude

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II. 67. Allemande grave

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III. 68. Courante

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IV. 69. Courante

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V. 70. Courante

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VI. 72. Sarabande

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VII. 75. Sarabande

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VIII. 76. Gigue

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IX. 80. Chaconne

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X. 81. Tombeau de M. Blancrocher

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Couperin, L: XI. Suite in G major

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I. 129. Prélude

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II. 82. Allemande

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III. 84. Courante

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IV. 85. Courante

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V. 86. Courante

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VI. 87. Sarabande

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VII. 89. Chaconne

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Couperin, L: XII. Suite in G major

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I. 83. Allemande

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II. 90. Courante

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III. 91. Courante

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IV. 92. Courante

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V. 88. Gaillarde

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Couperin, L: XIII. Suite in G minor

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I. 4. Prélude

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II. 93. Allemande

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III. 94. Courante

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IV. 95. Sarabande

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V. 96. Chaconne ou Passacaille

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Couperin, L: XIV. Suite in G minor

Work length11:19

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I. 3. Prélude

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II. 97. Sarabande

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III. 98. Passacaille

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Couperin, L: XV. Suite in G mino

Work length4:49

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I. 5. Prélude

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II. 121. Chaconne

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Couperin, L: XVI. Suite in A minor

Work length17:47

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I. 6. Prélude à l'imitation de Mr. Froberger

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II. 100. Allemande

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III. 104. Courante

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IV. 106. Courante

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V. 109. Sarabande

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VI. 125. Gavotte (Hardel). Double (Couperin)

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Couperin, L: XVII. Suite in A minor

Work length7:07

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I. 7. Prélude

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II. 99. Allemande

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III. 103. Courante

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IV. 107. Sarabande

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Couperin, L: XVIII. Suite in A minor

Work length12:09

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I. 101. Allemande L'Amiable

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II. 102. La Piémontoise

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III. 105. Courante La Mignonne

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IV. 108. Sarabande

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V. 110. Sarabande

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VI. 111. Menuet de Poitou et son Double

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Couperin, L: XIX. Suite in A minor

Work length7:49

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I. 8. Prélude

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II. 112. Courante

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III. 113. Sarabande

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IV. 114. Gigue

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Couperin, L: 120. Pavanne in F-sharp minor

Work length7:25

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Couperin, L: XX. Suite in B minor

Work length7:18

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I. 115. Allemande

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II. 116. Courante

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III. 117. Sarabande

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Couperin, L: XXI. Suite in B-flat major

Work length3:51

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I. 118. Allemande

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II. 119. Courante

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Couperin, L: 140. Les Carillons de Paris

Work length2:18

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Hailed for his “revelatory” account of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier (The New York Times), Richard Egarr turns to one of the least known collections for solo harpsichord. This complete recording of the solo oeuvre of Louis Couperin (c.1626-1661) revels in his full harmonic and contrapuntal textures, marked by a poignant use of dissonance – music that entrances the ear!

Richard Egarr Richard Egarr trained as a choirboy at York Minster, at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and as organ scholar at Clare College Cambridge. His studies with Gustav and Marie Leonhardt further inspired his work in the field of historical performance.

Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music since 2006 and a regular guest director with such other ensembles as Handel and Haydn Society and Tafelmusik, he is increasingly sought-after by non-period orchestras in a broad range of repertoire from Monteverdi to Mendelssohn. The Handel and Bach oratorios lie at the heart of his repertoire,and he has a growing reputation in the operatic field. Richard Egarr records exclusively for harmonia mundi USA where his solo output comprises works by Frescobaldi, Gibbons, Couperin, Purcell, Froberger, Mozart and J. S. Bach (Goldberg Variations and Well-Tempered Clavier). He has an impressive list of award-winning recordings with Andrew Manze, including sonatas by Bach, Biber, Rebel, Pandolfi, Corelli, Handel, Mozart and Schubert. With the Academy of Ancient Music he has recorded J. S. Bach’s harpsichord concertos and Brandenburg Concertos.

In Handel year 2009 they completed a 7-CD series of Handel discs including the Concerti grossi Op.3 which won a Gramophone Award.

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November 2011

Egarr makes a fervent advocate for Louis Couperin, whom he believes to be 'the greatest composer for the harpsichord of all time'...Egarr, immersed in this repertoire for years, rises to the challenge with playing that is by turns pliant, poetic and balletic...Both [instruments] use a genuine quill plectrum, which produces a silky, singing tone. The recording is detailed and subtly reverberant.

December 2011

there are two compelling reasons to own this set: it is endlessly entertaining and vibrant music; and, with the exception of a handful of movements not available to the player, it is presented compelte. Louis Couperin deserves the honour of a new, meticulously performed and recorded complete edition, and lovers of the harpsichord repertoire shouldn't be without one.

January 2012

Egarr's phrasing, though always very characterful, sometimes seems a little too gangling and awkwardly bunched...However, this really only affects the unmeasured preludes...Egarr's refined yet colourful approach to the rest of the music, especially the grave and cerebral allemandes...is irreproachable. As a whole, my minor reservations notwithstanding, this recording is both a magnificent achievement and a profoundly pleasurable experience.

28th July 2011

Egarr revels in the variety, both harmonic and rhythmic, that this music contains, and the interpretative opportunities it offers. I don't think anyone, even Egarr, would suggest listening to all four of these CDs at a single sitting, but in smaller portions they are genuinely exhilarating and constantly surprising.

Louis Couperin: Complete Keyboard Works

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