Francois Couperin: Les Nations
Author: Juilliard Baroque
Brand: Naxos
Format: Remixes included
Release Date: 14-04-2015
Details: Although François Couperin (1668-1733) is best known today as a composer of harpsichord music, he remained deeply involved in chamber music throughout his career. Les Nations is a vast project in which the virtues of both the French and Italian styles are set next to each other. Each of the four ordres celebrates a Catholic power of Europe – France, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Savoy dynasty of Piedmont – and each is a combination of an Italianate trio sonata with its free-form virtuosity and a large-scale and elaborate French dance suite. Led by the Julliard School’s Historical Performance Program artistic director and violinist Monica Huggett, the period-instrument specialist Juilliard Baroque ensemble, featuring nine of the world’s most respected and accomplished early music instrumentalists, is a faculty grouping committed to lively, passionate performances of 17th – 18th c. music.
UPC: 747313334773
EAN: 0747313334773
Languages: English
Binding: Audio CD
Item Condition: New