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Forqueray & Son played by Gustav Leonhardt: extracts from several harpsichord suites, originally composed by Antoine Forqueray for the viol and transcribed by his son Jean-Baptiste Forqueray for the harpsichord. (It seems that if you wanted to make it in the music business in 18th century France, being called Jean-Baptiste was a definite plus).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gustav-Leonhardt-joue-Forqueray-clavecin/dp/B00T0JPP4S/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1442005785&sr=1-1&keywords=forqueray+leonhardt+diapason
Antoine (1671-1745) was a very talented viol player spotted by Louis XIV. He was a contemporary of Marais and Rameau. He composed a lot but the only surviving pieces are those that were published by his son, both for the viol and in a transcription for the harpsichord. The viol suites are very difficult to play, and the harpsichord version is not transposed, so it dwells on the lower range of the instrument.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Forqueray
Leonhardt had recorded essentially the same programme in the 70s but returned to these pieces towards the end of his career. This is a re-release of a 2005 recording Leonhardt did to support some friends and a short-lived Russian baroque music label: this was CD001. He plays a fabulous 1751 Hemsch harpsichord from a château in Belgium. The sound of that instrument is just divine, especially the way it growls in the lower registers. The music itself is charming.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gustav-Leonhardt-joue-Forqueray-clavecin/dp/B00T0JPP4S/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1442005785&sr=1-1&keywords=forqueray+leonhardt+diapason
Antoine (1671-1745) was a very talented viol player spotted by Louis XIV. He was a contemporary of Marais and Rameau. He composed a lot but the only surviving pieces are those that were published by his son, both for the viol and in a transcription for the harpsichord. The viol suites are very difficult to play, and the harpsichord version is not transposed, so it dwells on the lower range of the instrument.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Forqueray
Leonhardt had recorded essentially the same programme in the 70s but returned to these pieces towards the end of his career. This is a re-release of a 2005 recording Leonhardt did to support some friends and a short-lived Russian baroque music label: this was CD001. He plays a fabulous 1751 Hemsch harpsichord from a château in Belgium. The sound of that instrument is just divine, especially the way it growls in the lower registers. The music itself is charming.
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