Clavecin XX

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Release Date
May 22, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Manuel de Falla, Jean Francaix, Henryk Gorecki, Francis Poulenc
    • PERFORMER
      Justin Taylor, Orchestre National de Lille, Chloe Dufresne
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 22, 2026
    • UPC
      3701624510414
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1041
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 3: No. 79. Hommage a Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. J. Taylor for harpsichord)

      Composer: Béla Bartók

      Performer: Justin Taylor

    2. I. Toccata I

      Composer: Jean Françaix

      Ensemble: Quatuor Zaïde

      Performer: Justin Taylor, Philippe Bernold, Florian Holbé, Yaore Talibart, Roxana Rastegar, Clément Batrel-Génin, Hanna Salzenstein, Hugo Abraham

    3. II. Toccata II

      Composer: Jean Françaix

      Ensemble: Quatuor Zaïde

      Performer: Justin Taylor, Philippe Bernold, Florian Holbé, Yaore Talibart, Roxana Rastegar, Clément Batrel-Génin, Hanna Salzenstein, Hugo Abraham

    4. III. Andantino

      Composer: Jean Françaix

      Ensemble: Quatuor Zaïde

      Performer: Justin Taylor, Philippe Bernold, Florian Holbé, Yaore Talibart, Roxana Rastegar, Clément Batrel-Génin, Hanna Salzenstein, Hugo Abraham

    5. IV. Menuet

      Composer: Jean Françaix

      Ensemble: Quatuor Zaïde

      Performer: Justin Taylor, Philippe Bernold, Florian Holbé, Yaore Talibart, Roxana Rastegar, Clément Batrel-Génin, Hanna Salzenstein, Hugo Abraham

    6. V. Finale

      Composer: Jean Françaix

      Ensemble: Quatuor Zaïde

      Performer: Justin Taylor, Philippe Bernold, Florian Holbé, Yaore Talibart, Roxana Rastegar, Clément Batrel-Génin, Hanna Salzenstein, Hugo Abraham

    7. Bluesinuum

      Composer: Stéphane Gassot

      Performer: Justin Taylor

    8. I. Allegro molto

      Composer: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Justin Taylor

      Conductor: Chloé Dufresne

    9. II. Vivace marcatissimo

      Composer: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Justin Taylor

      Conductor: Chloé Dufresne

    10. I. Adagio - Allegro molto

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Justin Taylor

      Conductor: Chloé Dufresne

    11. II. Andante

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Justin Taylor

      Conductor: Chloé Dufresne

    12. III. Finale: Presto

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lille

      Performer: Justin Taylor

      Conductor: Chloé Dufresne

    13. 2 Impromptus, H. 381: No. 2. —

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Justin Taylor

    14. I. Allegro

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Performer: Justin Taylor, Philippe Bernold, Philibert Perrine, Francois Tissot, Perceval Gilles, Adrien Bellom

    15. II. Lento (giubiloso ed energico)

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Performer: Justin Taylor, Philippe Bernold, Philibert Perrine, Francois Tissot, Perceval Gilles, Adrien Bellom

    16. III. Vivace (flessibile, scherzando)

      Composer: Manuel de Falla

      Performer: Justin Taylor, Philippe Bernold, Philibert Perrine, Francois Tissot, Perceval Gilles, Adrien Bellom

    17. Maple Leaf Rag (arr. for harpsichord)

      Composer: Scott Joplin

      Performer: Justin Taylor


'Generally labelled as a Baroque instrument and thought to have disappeared with the French Revolution, the harpsichord flourished again in the first third of the 20th century and inspired original compositions': Justin Taylor offers us a 'personal' overview of the harpsichord in the 20th century. He has structured this album around four major concertos (Falla, Poulenc, Francaix, Gorecki) which are linked by pieces for solo harpsichord: Bartok, who, in his preface to Mikrokosmos, from which this Hommage to Bach is taken, suggests playing certain pieces on the harpsichord, Martinu and a new work by Stephane Gassot in reference to Ligeti... The programme concludes with a nod to Scott Joplin and his famous ragtimes. Always attentive and passionate about instruments, Justin Taylor chose to record the entire programme on a single instrument, a harpsichord built in the 1970s by Anthony Sidey, a hybrid model between Pleyel instruments and historical harpsichord making, which "gives a wide and highly varied range of colours". With this album, he follows in the footsteps of Wanda Landowska and Elisabeth Chojnacka, two pioneers who promoted the harpsichord in all it's modernity.