Repertoire
COUPERIN: Premier and Huitième Préludes from L’Art de Toucher Le Clavecin; Troisième Ordre from the First Book of Pièces de Clavecin (extracts); Sixième, Septième and Huitième Ordre from the Second Book of Pièces de Clavecin (extracts); Quinzième and Dix-septième Ordre from the Third Book of Pièces de Clavecin (extracts)
Artists
Jean Rondeau, harpsichord
Program
In his second visit to the Early Music season at L’Auditori de Barcelona, Rondeau will present a repertoire by François Couperin, one of the masters of harpsichord composition.Harpsichordist Jean Rondeau is one of the new phenomena in classical music. With an appearance that is somewhat removed from classical norms, his strong musical personality has led him, at the age of just 21, to become one of the youngest winners of the prestigious International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges; to sign with Erato-Warner as an exclusive recording artist with which he has already recorded three albums from the Bach dynasty and Jean-Philippe Rameau; to found the jazz-oriented Note Forget group; and to compose music for cinema. In his second visit to L’Auditori de Barcelona, Rondeau will present a repertoire by François Couperin, one of the masters of harpsichord composition. Couperin was a court musician at Versailles for the kings Louis XIV and XV, and wrote his pieces for harpsichord for small aristocratic circles, away from royal pomp and ceremony. Grouped into four books of 27 ordres or suites, Couperin’s compositions cover an enormous range of themes and moods and were highly regarded by his contemporaries and future generations alike. Today we can hear them played by Jean Rondeau, one of the best and most sensitive harpsichordists.
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