20th Century Harpsichord Music

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
October 9, 2015
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      DUREY FRANCAIX POULENC
    • PERFORMER
      Christopher D. Lewis
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 09, 2015
    • UPC
      747313336470
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8573364
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Bransle de Bourgogne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    2. II. Pavane

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    3. III. Petite marche militaire

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    4. IV. Complainte

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    5. V. Bransle de Champagne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    6. VI. Sicilienne

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    7. VII. Carillon

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    8. No. 1. Grave

      Composer: Jean Françaix

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    9. No. 2. Vivace

      Composer: Jean Françaix

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    10. No. 1. Allegretto

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    11. No. 2. —

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    12. I. Poco allegro

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    13. II. Poco moderato cantabile

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    14. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    15. No. 1. Tres calme

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    16. No. 2. Allegretto

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    17. No. 3. Tres modéré

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    18. No. 4. Lent et grave

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    19. No. 5. Tranquille

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    20. No. 6. Animé et rythme

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    21. No. 7. Modéré

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    22. No. 8. Decide

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    23. No. 9. Modéré (melancolique)

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    24. No. 10. Tres anime

      Composer: Louis Durey

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    25. No. 1. Lento

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis

    26. No. 2. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Christopher D. Lewis


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.