The repertoire on this recording was written for harpsichord during
the Baroque period, generally considered to span the years 1600 to 1750.
While many pianists have played Bach, Scarlatti, Handel, Rameau, and
even Couperin and Froberger, few harpsichordists have come to the
defence of the harpsichord repertoire on the modern piano.
The
idea was born during a meeting with Analekta president, François Mario
Labbé. I was submitting some recording proposals for harpsichord and
clavichord, and he asked me, “Why not make a CD of piano music?”
Somewhat taken aback, I asked for a few days to think about it.
Not
long after, I suggested a program that would not only include
harpsichord repertoire already covered by pianists–Bach, Scarlatti, and
Handel– but would also feature some lesser-known works. In compiling
this program, I played for several friends on various occasions to get
their opinions. After reading through quite a number of works, I
selected those that appealed to me most and that I felt worked best on
the piano.
Some pieces borrowed from the harpsichord repertoire
sound very good on the piano, but I quickly realized that not all
Baroque repertoire lends itself to the modern instrument with equal
satisfaction. (Luc Beauséjour)
Actualmente hay muchas ofertas para transferir la música para clavicémbalo del Barroco al piano. Y este álbum también se acerca a los álbumes de alta calidad de Angela Hewitt, por ejemplo, que ya se ha atrevido a tocar Couperin y Rameau con gran éxito. Muchas gracias por una nueva gran aventura de escuchar música para clavicémbalo con el piano!
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