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Dufour: Pieces de Clavecin / De Luca
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Dufour: Pieces de Clavecin / De Luca

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Details

Composer
Pierre-Thomas Dufour
Artist
Fernando De Luca
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 05, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96771
UPC
5028421967714

About

An obscure corner of the French Baroque illuminated: the only available recording of the sole extant collection by a Parisian organist and composer. About Pierre-Thomas Dufour, almost nothing is now known for certain beyond his death in Paris, on 30 December 1786, and the publication in 1770 of this collection of harpsichord pieces bearing his name. He probably wrote a good deal else, both for harpsichord and organ, given that the title page of the collection informs us that Dufour was organist of the Eglise de Saint-Jean-en-Grève and the Eglise Saint-Laurent, both in Paris.

The collection is divided between dances (gigues, courantes, allemandes and musettes), and stylised evocations indicated by their titles after the fashion of Couperin: ‘The Blacksmiths’, ‘The Doves’ and so on. In his booklet essay, the harpsichordist Fernando De Luca observes that these tone-poems are no less vividly coloured and dramatized than contemporary canvases by Boucher and Watteau.

There are also two self-contained solo concertos for the instrument, in B flat and E flat major. Cast in the conventional three movements, the concertos share a grandeur of spirit with the more stately of the individual pieces such as ‘La Triomphante’ and ‘La Sincere’. Despite his obscurity, there is no reason to regard Dufour as a ‘lesser’ composer on the evidence of this slender collection, especially now that it is recorded in its entirety. A portrait emerges through it of Dufour himself, as a cultivated and cosmopolitan musician, well aware of contemporary trends not only in French music but further abroad, especially in the Italianate dash of the two concertos. The collection closes with a spectacular Carillon in imitation of the church-bells which rang throughout Paris (and every other European city) on the quarter-hour.

Fernando De Luca has accumulated an impressive discography for Brilliant Classics, including substantial and equally pioneering sets of the complete harpsichord music by Christoph Graupner (96131) and Christophe Moyreau (96285). ‘There is much to admire about this recording project… a monumental enterprise… [listeners will admire] both Graupner’s and De Luca’s facility, being rewarded with some attractive music confidently delivered.’ (Early Music Review)

Tracklist 39 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prélude 03:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  2. 2 II. Allemande 04:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  3. 3 III. Air en chœur 03:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Air en chœur
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  4. 4 IV. La vielle 02:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. La vielle
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  5. 5 V. Menuet 01:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuet
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  6. 6 VI. Musette 01:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Musette
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  7. 7 VII. Badine 01:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Badine
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  8. 8 I. Sarabande 04:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  9. 9 II. Courante 02:46
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  10. 10 III. Les forgeronts 05:41
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Les forgeronts
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  11. 11 IV. Gigue I 02:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Gigue I
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  12. 12 V. Les Colombes 04:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Les Colombes
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  13. 13 VI. Gigue II 02:33
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Gigue II
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  14. 14 VII. Menuet 04:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Menuet
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  15. 15 I. Petitte ariette 02:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Petitte ariette
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  16. 16 II. Menuet I 01:50
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Menuet I
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  17. 17 III. La majestueuse 03:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. La majestueuse
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  18. 18 IV. Petitte sarabande 05:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Petitte sarabande
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  19. 19 V. Menuet II 04:17
    Track
    19
    Title
    V. Menuet II
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  20. 20 I. Menuet I 01:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. Menuet I
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  21. 21 II. L'Itallienne 03:05
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. L'Itallienne
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  22. 22 III. Marche 02:30
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. Marche
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  23. 23 IV. Menuet II 02:24
    Track
    23
    Title
    IV. Menuet II
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  24. 24 V. La triomphante 05:28
    Track
    24
    Title
    V. La triomphante
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  25. 25 VI. La melodieuse 05:53
    Track
    25
    Title
    VI. La melodieuse
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  26. 26 I. Allemande 05:52
    Track
    26
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  27. 27 II. Gigue - Suitte de la chasse 04:08
    Track
    27
    Title
    II. Gigue - Suitte de la chasse
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  28. 28 I. Les scithes 04:34
    Track
    28
    Title
    I. Les scithes
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  29. 29 II. La plaintive 04:14
    Track
    29
    Title
    II. La plaintive
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  30. 30 III. Les matelots 05:10
    Track
    30
    Title
    III. Les matelots
    Duration
    05:10
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  31. 31 IV. Menuet 02:09
    Track
    31
    Title
    IV. Menuet
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  32. 32 V. La sincere 03:36
    Track
    32
    Title
    V. La sincere
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  33. 33 I. Allegro 04:10
    Track
    33
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  34. 34 II. Andante molto 07:00
    Track
    34
    Title
    II. Andante molto
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  35. 35 III. Gigue: Presto 02:40
    Track
    35
    Title
    III. Gigue: Presto
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  36. 36 I. Allegro 05:13
    Track
    36
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  37. 37 II. Aria 02:54
    Track
    37
    Title
    II. Aria
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  38. 38 III. Presto 02:20
    Track
    38
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  39. 39 Pièces de clavecin, Op. 1: Pièces in C Major, "Carillon" 07:15
    Track
    39
    Title
    Pièces de clavecin, Op. 1: Pièces in C Major, "Carillon"
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Pierre Thomas Dufour
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca