Music of Armand-Louis Couperin

Track Listings
1. La Victoire    
2. Allemande    
3. Courante: La De Croissy    
4. Les Caqueteuses    
5. La Gregoire    
6. L'Intrepide    
7. Premier Menuet    
8. Deuxieme Menuet    
9. L'Arlequine ou la Adam    
10. La Blanchet    
11. La de Boisgelou    
12. La Foucquet    
13. La Semillante, ou la Joly    
14. La Turpin    
15. Premiere Gavotte    
16. Seconde Gavotte    
17. Premiere Menuet    
18. Seconde Menuet    
19. La du Breuil    
20. La Cheron    
See all 28 tracks on this disc

Music of Armand-Louis Couperin, Music, Armand-Louis Couperin, Jennifer S. Paul, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Music, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Music for Harpsichord, Music for Keyboard
The Sultan and the Phoenix
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  • Simply delightful
The Sultan and the Phoenix

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SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005N82B
Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

  1. La Piemontoise
  2. Pavanne in F sharp minor
  3. Fantaisie pour les Violes
  4. 2e Fantaisie a 5
  5. Le Phenix: Allegro
  6. Le Phenix: Adagio
  7. Le Phenix: Allegro
  8. Les baricades misterieuses
  9. Recit
  10. La Sultane
  11. La Cheron
  12. La Madin
  13. La Casaubon
  14. Sonate en quatuor in B minor
  15. Chaconne

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Simply delightful.......2001-12-31

It doesn't take a connoiseur of French Baroque music to appreciate the delicate appeal of its style. Direct and lively, it can be enjoyed both as a casual entertainment as well as delved into by the serious student of music. The selection of pieces put together by Charivari Agreable demonstrates this admirably.

From the deep contemplation of Louis Couperin's Pavanne in F-Sharp Minor to the joie-de-vivre of Armand-Louis' La Cheron, there's something to appeal to everyone in this album. My particular favorite is the dramatic B-minor 'Sonate en Quatuor' by Louis-Antoine Dornel, which rivals the intensity and depth of expression of any more well-known composer.

This album also showcases a rarity in the Baroque: the consort of viols. The viol, or viola da gamba, is a six-stringed fretted instrument, related to the guitar and lute but bowed somewhat like the cello. Made in all sizes, it was considered the "Queen of Instruments" through the Renaissance and Baroque, falling into disuse with the Classical era. (The largest size, the violone, survived with considerable modification to become the modern double bass.) If you have seen the movie Tous les Matins du Monde, then you have seen and heard the viol and the music of some of its greatest proponents.

While music for solo bass viol is a mainstay of the French Baroque, it was rarely used in consort after about 1650. Charivari Agreable here has culled some fine examples of its later use, however, and arranged some pieces to suit a quartet of viols -- very true to the nature of Baroque music, which considered the musical line quite separable from the instrument used to realize it. The result is a true gem for anyone, and especially the viol enthusiast.
Armand-Louis Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin
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    Armand-Louis Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin

    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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    Tracks:

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    3. Courante La De Croissy
    4. Les Cacqueteuses
    5. La Gregoire
    6. L'Intrepide. Rondeau
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    11. La Foucquet
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    17. La Cheron
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    Instruments from the Raymond Russell Collection, Vol. 2
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      Instruments from the Raymond Russell Collection, Vol. 2

      Manufacturer: Delphian
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      Armand-Louis Couperin: Complete Chamber Sonatas
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        Armand-Louis Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin
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          Music of the Couperins
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            Manufacturer: Bis
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            GeneralGeneral | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
            All Works by Louis CouperinAll Works by Louis Couperin | Couperin, Louis | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B00000FY04
            Release Date: 1998-12-02

            Tracks:

            1. Prelude A L'imitation De Mr Froberger
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            5. Sarabande
            6. La Piemontoise
            7. Prelude
            8. Allemande
            9. Courante
            10. Sarabande
            11. Passacaille
            12. Les Lis Naissans
            13. Les Rozeaux
            14. L'Engageante
            15. La Virginite Sous Le Domino Couleur D'Invisible
            16. La Pudeur Sous Le Domino Couleur De Roze
            17. L'Ardeur Sous Le Domino Incarnat
            18. L'Esperance Sous Le Domino Vert
            19. La Fidelite Sous Le Domino Bleu
            20. La Perseverance Sous Le Domino Gris De Lin
            21. La Langueur Sous Le Domino Violet
            22. La Coqueterie Sous Diferens Dominos
            23. Les Vieux Galans Et Les Tresorieres Suranees Sous Des...
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            25. La Jalousie Taciturne Sous Le Domino Gris De Maure
            26. La Frenesie, Ou Le Desespoir Sous Le Domino Noir
            27. L'ame-En-Peine
            28. Les Tendres Sentimens
            29. L'Affligee
            30. La Du Breuil
            Couperin; Scarlatti; Soler: Harpsichord Music in Paris, Madrid & El Escorial in 18th Century
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              Manufacturer: Koch Discover Int'l
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              GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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              Tracks:

              1. La Visionaire: Gravement-Vite
              2. La Mysterieuse: Moderement
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              6. Les Tendres Sentiments: Avec ame
              7. La de Croissy: Fierement
              8. Son in D, K.119: Allegro
              9. Son in E, K.216: Allegro
              10. Son in A, K.208: Andante e Cantabile
              11. Son in A, K.209: Allegro
              12. Son in c: Adagio-Largo
              13. Fandango
              Louis Couperin: Suite in D minor / François Couperin "Le Grand": Préludes 1-8 / Quinzième ordre, 6 pièces / Armond-Louis Couperin: 3 Pièces de clavecin - Gustav Leonhardt
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                Louis Couperin: Suite in D minor / François Couperin "Le Grand": Préludes 1-8 / Quinzième ordre, 6 pièces / Armond-Louis Couperin: 3 Pièces de clavecin - Gustav Leonhardt

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                Instruments from the Russell Collection
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                  Armand-Louis Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin
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                    Armand-Louis Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin

                    Manufacturer: Cpo Records
                    ProductGroup: Music
                    Binding: Audio CD

                    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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                    Release Date: 1996-11-05

                    Tracks:

                    1. Pieces De Clavecin: La Victoire
                    2. Pieces De Clavecin: Allemande
                    3. Pieces De Clavecin: Courante La De Croissy
                    4. Pieces De Clavecin: La Gregoire
                    5. Pieces De Clavecin: L'Intrepide (Rondeau)
                    6. Pieces De Clavecin: Menuet I/II
                    7. Pieces De Clavecin: L'Arlequine Ou La Adam (Rondeau)
                    8. Pieces De Clavecin: La Blanchet
                    9. Pieces De Clavecin: La De Boisgelou
                    10. Pieces De Clavecin: La Foucquet
                    11. Pieces De Clavecin: La Semillante Ou La Joly
                    12. Pieces De Clavecin: La Turpin
                    13. Pieces De Clavecin: Gavotte I/II
                    14. Pieces De Clavecin: Menuet I/II
                    15. Pieces De Clavecin: La Du Breuil
                    16. Pieces De Clavecin: La Cheron
                    17. Pieces De Clavecin: L'Affligee
                    18. Pieces De Clavecin: L'Enjouee
                    19. Pieces De Clavecin: Les Tendres Sentiments

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