Pierre Gallon and Matthieu Boutineau offer us an opportunity to rediscover Couperin’s Concerts Royaux in a version for two harpsichords, a rare combination, yet one of which the composer to the Sun King was especially fond. Here is an interpretation at once brilliant and moving of these works full of tenderness, gaiety and invention, a veritable stylistic turning point between the twilight of the Grand Siècle and the dawn of the Enlightenment.
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Reviews
“Recommendable”
Bradley Lehman – American Record Guide – July/August 2024
“… As they [Gallon/ Boutineau] skip their way through the final jaunty Forlane en rondeau, you realise they have brought nothing but joy.”
Lindsay Kemp – Gramophone magazine – May 2024
Performance ***** Recording *****
“…This album is an elegant and stylish manifestation of ‘le bon goût’ in Couperin’s music. Gallon and Boutineau also make a compelling case for further instances of repertoire reimagined for two harpsichords.”
Ingrid Pearson – BBC Music magazine – May 2024
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