Couperin: Complete Harpsichord Works / Cerasi

CAROLE CERASI

On this new release, Gramophone Award winning harpsichord soloist Carole Cerasi releases the complete harpsichord music of François Couperin to celebrate the 350th anniversary of this great French composer of Louis XIV court. The most illustrious member of a musical dynasty, second only to Bach, his solo harpsichord music represents his most remarkable achievement. Couperin’s harpsichord pieces reveal a delicate interplay between reality and theatrical illusion, an escape into an often elegiac dream world of poetic fantasy displayed in simple dance movements, portraits, and theatrical miniatures. New recordings from this musician are always worth waiting for. “Carole Cerasi has always seemed to me to be one of the finest harpsichordists alive today.” (Early Music Review) “Carole Cerasi once again proves herself a player of taste and superb technique.” (Gramophone)

Price: $156.98