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Louis Couperin - Complete Works for Harpsichord - Karen Flint (2020) {Plectra Music}
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© 2020 Plectra Music | PL21703
Classical / Baroque / Harpsichord

The complete works for harpsichord by Louis Couperin (c. 1626 - 1661). The four-disc set features all the known works by L. Couperin performed by Karen Flint on two antique harpsichords from the Flint Collection by Ioannes Ruckers (1627 & 1635). Booklet notes by Davitt Moroney in English and French.

Nicolas Lebègue & Jacques Hardel - Complete Works for Harpsichord - Karen Flint (2014) {Plectra Music}
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© 2014 Plectra Music | PL21401
Classical / Baroque / Harpsichord

This three-CD set includes the complete works for harpsichord by Nicolas Lebègue (1631-1702) and Jacques Hardel (1643-1678) performed by Karen Flint on the 1627 & 1635 Ioannes Ruckers harpsichords. French Baroque rarities delight in this substantial recital. I must admit I wasn t familiar with the composers on this disc, but they re both discoveries that I m happy to have made. Performing here on two magnificent Ruckers keyboards from the early 17th century, Karen Flint plays these French Baroque works with an exquisitely light touch, presenting Lebègue and Hardel s dances in the best possible way. The complete harpsichord works of Lebègue consist of his 1677 Les Pièces de Clavessin, and the 1687 Second Livre de Clavessin. Notably, it s in the earlier collection that the very first unmeasured preludes (a form of prelude where each note s duration is at the performer s discretion) are contained.

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