Complete Harpsichord Works : Haugsand(Cemb)(2CD)

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Classical

Catalogue Number

PSC1317

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Label

Simax

Release Country

Europe

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G. B. ANTOINE / JEAN BAPTISTE FORQUERAY: The Complete Works for Harpsichord

Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in D minor
Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in G major
Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D major
Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in G minor
Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in C minor

Ketil Haugsand, harpsichord
Double Manual Late-Flemish type instrument, built by Ketil Haugsand, 1971

Recorded: 03/2010

The complete harpsichord music of Forqueray is a powerful statement from one of the great harpsichordists and Early Music personalities of today. This music really triggers Ketil Haugsand - and the result is stunning.

The front cover of the release display the framework of instrument used in the recording, placed in a vertical position it is reminiscent of a gamba. And the music on this double disc stems from both the gamba and the harpsichord, and the story behind it is a dramatic one.

In the late 1600s, the music family Forqueray was well established at the court of The Sun King Louis XIV. The new Italian style was the latest fashion, and father Antoine was a gamba virtuoso. His son Jean Baptiste very quickly developed an even greater talent, evolving into the new favourite of the king. The father developed an enormous jealousy towards his son and had him imprisoned under false accusations in 1715 - and even exiled from France ten years later.

When father Antoine died, it only took two years before his son published the outstanding music for gamba written by his father, adding his own transcriptions and adaptations for the harpsichord. This combination turned out to make tremendous economical sense as the name of his father and the gamba gave tremendous credibility, while the harpsichord was the new and hot instrument at the time. The composer himself comments in letters that to preserve the original character of the pieces, they are put a little deep in the register. The result is a full-bodied sound that really grabs hold of the listener.

Professor Ketil Haugsand
Ketil Haugsand, professor of harpsichord at the Hochschule fur Musik in Cologne, counts as one of the great harpsichordists and Early Music personalities of today. The Norwegian born musician studied among others with Gustav Leonhardt at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he was awarded the coveted ‘Prix d’Excellence’. He has recorded extensively in repertoire including Bach, Rameau, Marchand, Seixas and Sousa Carvalho. Haugsand has built the instrument used on this recording himself, based on a Late-Flemish type instrument. ( simax )

Track List

Disc 1

01． I. Allemande, La Laborde: Noblement et avec Sentiment
02． II. La Forqueray: Vivement et d'aplomb
03． III. La Cottin: Galamment sans lenteur
04． IV. La Bellemont: Avec Gout et sans lenteur
05． V. La Portugaise: Marque et d'aplomb
06． VI. La Couperin: Noblement et marque
07． I. La Bouron
08． II. La Mandoline
09． III. La Du Beuil
10． IV. La Leclair
11． V. Chaconne, La Buisson
12． I. La Ferrand
13． II. La Regente
14． III. La Tronchin
15． IV. La Angrave
16． V. La Du Vaucel
17． VI. La Eynaud
18． VII. La Morangis ou la Plissay

Disc 2

01． I. La Marella
02． II. La Clement
03． III. Sarabande, La D' Aubonne
04． IV. La Bournonville
05． V. La Sainscy
06． VI. Le Carillon de Passy -
07． VI. La Latour -
08． VI. Le Carillon de Passy
09． I. La Rameau: Majestueusement
10． II. La Guignon: Vivement et detache
11． III. La Leon, Sarabande: Tendrement
12． IV. La Boisson: Vivement, les pinces bien soutenus
13． V. La Montigni: Galamment sans lenteur
14． VI. La Sylva: Tres tendrement
15． VII. Jupiter: Moderement

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