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Naxos

20th Century Harpsichord Music

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Details

Composer
DUREY FRANCAIX POULENC
Artist
Christopher D. Lewis
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Oct 09, 2015
Catalog #
8573364
UPC
747313336470

About

One of the pioneers of the 20th-century resurrection of interest in the harpsichord was the great virtuoso Wanda Landowska who assisted in the development of a harpsichord built by Pleyel of Paris. Performing on a 1930s Pleyel harpsichord, Christopher Lewis has chosen a program of 20th-century works by French or French-based composers. Poulenc's colourful Suite française is followed by Françaix's exciting and previously unrecorded Deux Pièces. Martinu's lyricism and intensity of expression can be heard in the Sonata and other pieces while Louis Durey's piquant Dix Inventions is both a homage to Bach's Two-Part Inventions and a work whose compositional technique is firmly rooted in the modern era.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 I. Bransle de Bourgogne 01:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Bransle de Bourgogne
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  2. 2 II. Pavane 03:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Pavane
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  3. 3 III. Petite marche militaire 01:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Petite marche militaire
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  4. 4 IV. Complainte 02:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Complainte
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  5. 5 V. Bransle de Champagne 02:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Bransle de Champagne
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  6. 6 VI. Sicilienne 02:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Sicilienne
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  7. 7 VII. Carillon 01:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Carillon
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  8. 8 No. 1. Grave 02:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Grave
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  9. 9 No. 2. Vivace 01:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Vivace
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  10. 10 No. 1. Allegretto 02:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  11. 11 No. 2. — 02:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. —
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  12. 12 I. Poco allegro 02:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Poco allegro
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  13. 13 II. Poco moderato cantabile 04:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Poco moderato cantabile
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  14. 14 III. Allegretto 02:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  15. 15 No. 1. Tres calme 01:52
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 1. Tres calme
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  16. 16 No. 2. Allegretto 01:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  17. 17 No. 3. Tres modéré 02:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 3. Tres modéré
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  18. 18 No. 4. Lent et grave 02:30
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 4. Lent et grave
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  19. 19 No. 5. Tranquille 01:38
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 5. Tranquille
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  20. 20 No. 6. Animé et rythme 01:26
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 6. Animé et rythme
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  21. 21 No. 7. Modéré 02:22
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 7. Modéré
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  22. 22 No. 8. Decide 01:16
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 8. Decide
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  23. 23 No. 9. Modéré (melancolique) 01:57
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 9. Modéré (melancolique)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  24. 24 No. 10. Tres anime 02:26
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 10. Tres anime
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Louis Durey
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  25. 25 No. 1. Lento 03:32
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 1. Lento
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis
  26. 26 No. 2. Allegro con brio 03:59
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Christopher D. Lewis