Louis Couperin 1626-1661 Passacaille in C major on harpsichord

Louis Couperin (c. 1626 -- 29 August 1661) was a French Baroque composer.
He was born in Chaumes-en-Brie and moved to Paris in 1650--51 with the help of Jacques Champion de Chambonnières. Couperin worked as organist of the Church of St. Gervais in Paris and as musician at the court.
He quickly became one of the most prominent Parisian musicians, establishing himself as a harpsichordist, organist, and violist, but his career was cut short by his early death at the age of thirty-five.

None of Couperin's music was published during his lifetime, but manuscript copies of some 200 pieces survive, some of them only rediscovered in mid-20th century. The first historically important member of the Couperin family, Couperin made seminal contributions to the development of both French organ school and French harpsichord school.
His innovations included composing organ pieces for specific registrations and inventing the genre of unmeasured prelude for harpsichord, for which he devised a special type of notation.




The Couperin family were a musical dynasty of professional composers and performers.
They were the most prolific family in French musical history, active during the Baroque era (Seventeenth—Eighteenth Centuries).
Louis Couperin and his nephew, François Couperin le grand, are the best known members of the family.

The portreit is François Couperin (10 November 1668 -- 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist.
He was known as Couperin le Grand ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family.

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[Zazzie2009]

Yes, I too am curious who is playing this lovely version of this chaconne. Please tell!

[BaroqueMusicOnly]

@Zazzie2009 Robert Hill i think

[BaroqueMusicOnly]

The portreit is François Couperin

[nikolaiendresendahl]

Who's the performer? This interpretation is so elegant!