Prélude a l'imitation de Mr. Froberger by Louis Couperin

Louis Couperin (c. 1626 1661) was a French Baroque composer who made significant contributions to the development of Baroque keyboard music. A skillful harpsichordist, organist, and gambist, he was one of the founders of the French harpsichord school and invented the genre of unmeasured prelude for harpsichord. He and his nephew, François le Grand, were the most renowned members of the Couperin family.

Ernst Stolz Harpsichord & video
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• prelude
• non
• mésuré
• louis
• couperin
• froberger
• harpsichord
• clavecin
• cembalo
• klavecimbel
• ernst
• stolz

[tbmnyc159]

Unless M. Louis Couperin was a prude, which he might well have been, he must have had an incredible love life during his brief time at Court. Very communicative reading! Long live L. COUPERIN!

[ernststolz]

I could tune the harpsichord for another L.C. today

[TheGravicembalo]

very good!

[ernststolz]

Thanks!

[Louismarchand]

Eine wirklich hervorragende Interpretation!

Bravo!

[ernststolz]

Das freut mich zu hören, vielen Dank!

[couperinette]

Vraiment superbe, bravo.

[clementmatchett]

I've sent it as a pdf via your pianoles weblink: I hope it reaches you - let me know if not and I will mail a hard copy.

Thanks for some lovely performances.

[ernststolz]

Dear Clement,

I am very glad with your substantial comments!

I would like very much, to have a copy of Troeger's article. Best Regards.

[clementmatchett]

Thanks Ernst, that is a very thoughtful and beautiful interpretation - a bit more rythmically structured than one often hears, and in that respect perhaps more consistent with the view Richard Troeger puts forward about how to play these things in his 1983 article in Early Music (which I could send if you haven't seen it).

Beautiful music and very careful playing.