Couperin
'He who excels in his art, so as to carry it to the utmost height of perfection, goes in some measure beyond it. and becomes the equal of whatever is most noble and most lofty.'
(La Bruyère, 1688)
Allemande a deux clavecins (Ordre No 9) William Christie and Christophe Rousset (harpsichords)
Les Nations: Suite No 1 (La Francoise) Hesperion XX directed by Jordi Savall Pompefunebre (Pieces de violes)
Jordi Savall (viola da gamba); Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
Ariane Maurette
(viola da gamba)
Ordre No 26 in F sharp minor (Quatrieme livre de pièces de clavecin) Kenneth Gilbert
(harpsichord). Records
Producer Nicholas Anderson