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Fevrier: Pieces de Clavecin, 1re livre (Paris, 1734) & Secon

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Composer
Pierre Fevrier
Artist
Fernando De Luca
Format
CD
Discs
2
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Sep 04, 2026
Catalog #
BRI97642
UPC
5063758976428

About

Pierre Fevrier (1696-1760) was a French composer and harpsichordist active during the late Baroque period, a time when France cultivated a highly refined keyboard tradition. Fevrier served as organist at the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Pres in Paris, a prestigious position that placed him within an important musical and cultural center. His work reflects the elegance and ornamentation characteristic of French Baroque music, while also demonstrating a personal sensitivity to melody and structure. Fevrier's writing is firmly rooted in the French harpsichord tradition as shaped by Louis Couperin and d'Anglebert, codified by Francois Couperin, and enriched by Rameau's harmonic innovations. Like his contemporaries, Fevrier adopts the structure of the suite or ordre, based on sequences of stylized dances-Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gigue, Minuet, Gavotte-augmented by character pieces with evocative titles (La Sonore, La Delectable, L'Intrepide). At the same time, his musical language reveals a perceptible evolution: textures become clearer, and often more homophonic, melodic lines grow increasingly songful, and counterpoint-still present-is never ostentatious. It yields primacy to a measured eloquence in keeping with the French ideal of bon goût. This aesthetic of restraint situates Fevrier at the threshold between late Baroque and emerging galant style, without ever abandoning the formal rigor inherited from his predecessors. This is another enterprising recording by Fernando de Luca, who has done a great deal to revive forgotten names from 18th-century music with complete surveys of their music on Brilliant Classics, among them Dufour, Foucquet, Jollage, Gravier and Siret. '[De Luca] thinks outside of the box, and he clearly is a man with discerning tastes. These extend to his playing, which is clear-headed and disciplined, but never rigid. 'Charm' is such an overused word, but I cannot think of a better one to describe this music and these performances.' (Fanfare on the Jollage album, January 2024). Fernando de Luca plays a French harpsichord after Blanchet (1754).

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allemande, La magnanime 04:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allemande, La magnanime
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  2. 2 II. Le Concert des dieux en rondeau - III. Double du concert 06:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Le Concert des dieux en rondeau - III. Double du concert
    Duration
    06:07
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  3. 3 IV. La délectable 03:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    IV. La délectable
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  4. 4 V. Le berceau, rondeau, légèrement et tendrement 04:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    V. Le berceau, rondeau, légèrement et tendrement
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  5. 5 VI. La boufonne ou la paysanne 01:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    VI. La boufonne ou la paysanne
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  6. 6 I. Fugue 02:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Fugue
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  7. 7 II. Courante 03:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  8. 8 III. Lesplaisirs des sens, doucement et tendrement 05:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Lesplaisirs des sens, doucement et tendrement
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  9. 9 IV. Le labyrinthe, légèrement 02:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Le labyrinthe, légèrement
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  10. 10 V. Ariette, rondeau, légèrement - VI. Double de l'ariette I - VII. Double de l'ariette II 09:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Ariette, rondeau, légèrement - VI. Double de l'ariette I - VII. Double de l'ariette II
    Duration
    09:33
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  11. 11 I. Fugue 03:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Fugue
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  12. 12 II. L'Intrepide, vivement 02:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. L'Intrepide, vivement
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  13. 13 III. La grotesque, rondeau, gayement 02:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. La grotesque, rondeau, gayement
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  14. 14 I. Gavotte - Double de la gavotte I-II 04:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Gavotte - Double de la gavotte I-II
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  15. 15 II. Le brinborion, rondeau 02:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Le brinborion, rondeau
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  16. 16 III. Le tendre langage, rondeau 03:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Le tendre langage, rondeau
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  17. 17 IV. Tambourin, rondeau 03:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Tambourin, rondeau
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  18. 18 I. Entrée 02:35
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Entrée
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  19. 19 II. Musette 01:33
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Musette
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  20. 20 III. Menuets 01:19
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Menuets
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  21. 21 IV. Le gros colas et la grosse Jeanne 01:43
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Le gros colas et la grosse Jeanne
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  22. 22 V. Les petites bergères 01:29
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Les petites bergères
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  23. 23 I. Les liens harmoniques, rondeau 04:27
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Les liens harmoniques, rondeau
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  24. 24 II. La caressante, rondeau, tendrement 04:17
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. La caressante, rondeau, tendrement
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  25. 25 III. La fertillante, légèrement 04:16
    Track
    25
    Title
    III. La fertillante, légèrement
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  26. 26 IV. La petite coquette, tres légèrement 04:21
    Track
    26
    Title
    IV. La petite coquette, tres légèrement
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  27. 27 V. Tambourin, rondeau 03:02
    Track
    27
    Title
    V. Tambourin, rondeau
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  28. 28 I. Allemande 05:34
    Track
    28
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  29. 29 II. Les tendres tourterelles, rondeau, palintivement et avec sentiment 05:09
    Track
    29
    Title
    II. Les tendres tourterelles, rondeau, palintivement et avec sentiment
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  30. 30 III. Les croisades, légèrement 04:25
    Track
    30
    Title
    III. Les croisades, légèrement
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca
  31. 31 IV. Menuet 01:16
    Track
    31
    Title
    IV. Menuet
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Pierre Fevrier
    Performer
    Fernando de Luca