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Couperin: Concerts Royaux / Schultz, Vinikour, Haynes-Pilon, Rosenfeld
Music and Arts Programs of America

Couperin: Concerts Royaux / Schultz, Vinikour, Haynes-Pilon, Rosenfeld

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Details

Composer
COUPERIN, FRANCOIS
Artist
Schultz, Vinikour, Haynes-Pilon, Rosenfeld
Format
CD
Label
Music and Arts Programs of America
Released
Aug 06, 2021
Catalog #
MA CD-1302
UPC
017685130229

About

Following on the success of their widely acclaimed Music & Arts release J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, Stephen Schultz (Baroque flute) and Jory Vinikour (harpsichord) are joined by Alexa Haynes-Pilon (viola da gamba), and Mindy Rosenfeld (Baroque flute) in superlative performances of François Couperin’s four Concerts Royaux; works which stand among the pinnacles of the Golden Age that was French music during the reign of Louis XIV. This state-of-the-art recording was produced and engineered at Skywalker Sound by two-time Grammy Award winner Jack Vad (2012, 2021).

REVIEWS:

This set is essential for its simple grace. The annotator, Gonzalo Ruiz (an excellent oboist who doesn’t play here), explains King Louis XIV’s restrictions on sharing this royal court music until he was old. He allowed it to be published just before he died, but Couperin had composed it many years earlier. There are four suites. Couperin didn’t specify the instrumentation for this chamber music beyond some general suggestions. Ensembles make their own arrangements to suit their personnel and strengths...Anything with theorbo or archlute usually pleases me with a satisfying low-bass crunch. But there is nothing wrong with this more sparing arrangement or performance by the Schultz team.

Some of the pieces are played entirely by Vinikour as harpsichord solos, or with his harpsichord starting them and other players soon joining in. Haynes-Pilon sometimes plays the bass line with her viol, sometimes up in the violin range. The two wooden flutes have beautifully pure tone, and Schultz and Rosenfeld phrase gracefully with them. The pieces sound splendid here as elegant and lightweight entertainment, of the kind that would soothe a stressed king and please his guests. It’s not too fast (like Musica ad Rhenum’s) or too stern (like Rousset’s), but just right.

-- American Record Guide

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 I. Prélude 02:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  2. 2 II. Allemande - Fugue 02:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande - Fugue
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  3. 3 III. Air tendre 02:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Air tendre
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  4. 4 IV. Air Contre fugue 02:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Air Contre fugue
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  5. 5 V. Échos 03:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Échos
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  6. 6 I. Prélude 03:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Mindy Rosenfeld, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  7. 7 II. Allemande 02:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  8. 8 III. Courante 02:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Jory Vinikour
  9. 9 IV. Sarabande 03:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  10. 10 V. Gavotte 01:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  11. 11 VI. Muzette 03:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Muzette
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Mindy Rosenfeld, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  12. 12 VII. Chaconne 03:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. Chaconne
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  13. 13 I. Prélude 02:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  14. 14 II. Allemande 01:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  15. 15 III. Sarabande 02:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Jory Vinikour
  16. 16 IV. Gavotte 00:57
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Gavotte
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Jory Vinikour
  17. 17 V. Gigue 02:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Gigue
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  18. 18 VI. Menuet en Trio 01:21
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Menuet en Trio
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Mindy Rosenfeld, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  19. 19 I. Prelude 01:42
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  20. 20 II. Allemande 01:39
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  21. 21 III. Courante Francoise 01:56
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Courante Francoise
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Jory Vinikour
  22. 22 IV. Courante a l'italienne 03:01
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Courante a l'italienne
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  23. 23 V. Sarabande 02:53
    Track
    23
    Title
    V. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour
  24. 24 VI. Rigaudon 01:24
    Track
    24
    Title
    VI. Rigaudon
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Jory Vinikour
  25. 25 VII. Forlane 03:00
    Track
    25
    Title
    VII. Forlane
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    Stephen Schultz, Mindy Rosenfeld, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Jory Vinikour