Quatrieme Suite: Chaconne

Bernard de Bury (1720-1785) resided in Versailles his entire life, and held various positions at the court. He published four suites for harpsichord in ca. 1736. The publication for his 'Premier livre de pieces de clavecin' is not entirely certain. In his dedication, de Bury states that he was fifteen years old at the time the suites were written; this would place their composition in 1735 or 1736, since he would not reach his sixteenth birthday until well into the latter year.
A long, rich tradition of French harpsichord compositions preceded the publication of the harpsichord suites by Bernard de Bury, and he himself contributed to the legacy that would continue to be built throughout most of the century. He, like so many others, was influenced by Francois Couperin as well as Jean-Philippe Rameau, the two titans of french harpsichord music of the eighteenth century.

This first performance outside of France since the eighteenth century of the four suites of Bernard de Bury was held at The Master's College on February 19, 2009 by Dr. Ruta Bloomfield.

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