Couperin - Les barricades mysterieuses

Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord.

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Music

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• harpsichord
• Trevor Pinnock
• couperin
• french baroque
• marie antoinette
• france
• baroque

[JMBailo]

With all due respect to a genius like Mr. Pinnok, I don't think Couperin wrote such a beatiful masterpiece to be played too fast like this.

[MucusFelidae]

@KegPatcha When I play a piece twice as fast the duration of the piece is half as long. Playing fast and faster and faster than everybody else is sports but not music.

[KegPatcha]

@MucusFelidae So Chopin's minute Waltz is a piece for children and beginners if it lasts less than 2 minutes? The lenght of the music has nothing to do with difficulty.

[caesarjay]

For me, this interpretation is just about right: a pretty steady Vivement, with life but no bustle, and just a little easing of the tempo to mark the rondeau structure. Furthermore, there is a clarity of texture that eludes others on the clavecin. I like it - thanks for posting.

[MucusFelidae]

@omocaigomocaig ""Vievement" = rapidly"

How fast is "rapid"? Playing fast makes the piece considerably shorter, too short actually. This here is 2 minutes. Furthermore, this fast play increases the noise ratio, the ratio of pleasant sound to the hammering and scratching noise of the mechanical aggregates in the instrument. I think, pieces < 2 minutes are for children and beginners. Time has changed, anno 1700 "rapid" is "moderato" today.

[omocaigomocaig]

@dashinglarry The tempo signature of this piece is "Vievement" = rapidly .

[thomaswong8105]

So delightful! Pinnock never fails to please whatever the music.

[oracle2world]

Very nice. Almost all other interpretations have the tempo varying all over the map. In all music you have to keep a reasonably steady beat. I like my music less soulful and "meaningful" and cleaner.

[dwftube]

A 'job and finish' recital :(

[UnaDormienda]

This seems a very crude interpretation to me. Tempo too fast and almost metronome regular, the phrasing too smooth and uninspiring. I know he's a respected player but I rarely hear anything by him that I like.