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Chambonnieres Overseas

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Composer
Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres
Artist
Louise Acabo
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Oct 03, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1156
UPC
3701624511565

About

Alpha Classics proudly presents "Baroque Stories", a new series of recordings devoted to young talents in early music; it's first recording introduces Louise Acabo, a French harpsichordist and winner of several international competitions who divides her time between Paris and Basel. She has chosen to devote her debut recording to Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres (ca1601-1672), composer of more than 150 harpsichord pieces and the first French musician of the 17th century to publish volumes of works for harpsichord. "Once you have heard the harpsichord played by the Sieur de Chambonnieres, you need hear nothing else", stated the Harmonie universelle of 1636. It was this unique relationship with sound that appealed to Louise Acabo: "his writing, eminently vocal, demands that the player transcend the mechanical aspect of the instrument and approach it's strength and fragility with suppleness". Although Chambonnieres never left France, his work crossed borders and influenced composers abroad, the English in particular. Louise Acabo has constructed her own list of works from available sources, alternating works by Chambonnieres with compositions by Locke, Preston and Bryne.

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. 1 Prelude (Melothesia, London, 1673) 01:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude (Melothesia, London, 1673)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    John Roberts
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  2. 2 Allmain (Melothesia, London, 1673) 03:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Allmain (Melothesia, London, 1673)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    John Roberts
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  3. 3 Almaine (Courante) (Elizabeth Rogers Virginal Book, 1656) 01:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    Almaine (Courante) (Elizabeth Rogers Virginal Book, 1656)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  4. 4 Sarabande I (Bauyn, Paris) 01:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sarabande I (Bauyn, Paris)
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  5. 5 Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1: Gigue, "La madeleinette" 01:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1: Gigue, "La madeleinette"
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  6. 6 Suite No. 3 in D Minor: Prélude 05:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    Suite No. 3 in D Minor: Prélude
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Jean Henri D'Anglebert
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  7. 7 Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1: Suite No. 1 in A Minor: I. Allemande: La rare 04:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1: Suite No. 1 in A Minor: I. Allemande: La rare
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  8. 8 Courante (Bauyn, Paris) 01:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Courante (Bauyn, Paris)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  9. 9 Melothesia: Saraband (arr. W. Thatcher) 01:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    Melothesia: Saraband (arr. W. Thatcher)
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Matthew Locke
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  10. 10 Ayre 01:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ayre
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Albertus Bryne
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  11. 11 Saraband 00:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    Saraband
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Albertus Bryne
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  12. 12 Gigue, "La Vétille" (Oldham, England, No. 28) 01:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    Gigue, "La Vétille" (Oldham, England, No. 28)
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  13. 13 Partita No. 30 in A Minor, FbWV 630, "Plainte faite a Londres pour passer la Melancolie" 04:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    Partita No. 30 in A Minor, FbWV 630, "Plainte faite a Londres pour passer la Melancolie"
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  14. 14 I. Prelude 00:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Matthew Locke
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  15. 15 II. Almain 02:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Almain
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Matthew Locke
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  16. 16 Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1: Suite No. 2 in C Major: II. Courante: Iris 01:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1: Suite No. 2 in C Major: II. Courante: Iris
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  17. 17 Melothesia: Suite No. 1 in C Major: VII. Country DanceVII. Country Dance 01:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Melothesia: Suite No. 1 in C Major: VII. Country DanceVII. Country Dance
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Matthew Locke
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  18. 18 Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1: Suite No. 5 in G Minor: IV. Pavane L'entretien des dieux 06:04
    Track
    18
    Title
    Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1: Suite No. 5 in G Minor: IV. Pavane L'entretien des dieux
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  19. 19 I. Allemande 03:46
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  20. 20 II. Gigue 01:10
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Gigue
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  21. 21 III. Courante 01:26
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  22. 22 IV. Sarabande 03:18
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Johann Jacob Froberger
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  23. 23 Suite No. 1 in G Major: Chaconne Rondeau 04:16
    Track
    23
    Title
    Suite No. 1 in G Major: Chaconne Rondeau
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Jean Henri D'Anglebert
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  24. 24 Prelude III 00:38
    Track
    24
    Title
    Prelude III
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Christopher Preston
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  25. 25 Les pieces de clavessin, Book 2: Allemande 03:21
    Track
    25
    Title
    Les pieces de clavessin, Book 2: Allemande
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  26. 26 Sarabande Jeunes Zephirs (after J.C. Chambonnieres) 02:35
    Track
    26
    Title
    Sarabande Jeunes Zephirs (after J.C. Chambonnieres)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Jean Henri D'Anglebert
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  27. 27 Courante in G Major - Double in G Major 02:29
    Track
    27
    Title
    Courante in G Major - Double in G Major
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières, Jean Henri D'Anglebert
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  28. 28 Sarabande II (Bauyn, Paris) 02:42
    Track
    28
    Title
    Sarabande II (Bauyn, Paris)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Jacques Champion Chambonnières
    Performer
    Louise Acabo
  29. 29 Tombeau de Mr. de Chambonnieres 07:31
    Track
    29
    Title
    Tombeau de Mr. de Chambonnieres
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Jean Henri D'Anglebert
    Performer
    Louise Acabo