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Brilliant Classics

Le Bret: Pièces de Clavecin / Pierini

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Details

Composer
Le Bret
Artist
Simone El Oufir Pierini
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jul 12, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96930
UPC
5028421969305

About

The surviving work of a mystery composer from the late French Baroque, in a new recording by a highly accomplished young early-music keyboardist. Nothing is known of Le Bret beyond the volume of keyboard pieces reproduced here, which analysis of both musical style and ancillary details has dated to the 1730s or 1740s. Whoever he was, Le Bret was clearly inspired by François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau, and his style is comparable to that of the harpsichordists who followed in their footsteps between 1720 and 1740, such as Jean-François Dandrieu, François d'Agincourt, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Bernard de Bury and Jacques Duphly in his first two books. Like them, Le Bret alternates dances and character pieces. On the other hand, he makes no concessions to the taste for pastoral and country music, does not seem influenced by opera music, and does not overdo descriptive effects and virtuosity. All in all, Le Bret remains faithful to the subtle and poetic language of the harpsichord; as he says in his preface, he has 'always endeavored in composing them to adorn them with the most graceful songs, knowing from our most illustrious masters that this is the beauty of this instrument.' As Simone El Oufir Pierini observes in his booklet essay for this album, one evident example of Le Bret's knowledge of 'our most illustrious masters' arises in the piece titled L'Embarassante, a stylish homage to Les Cyclopes by Rameau. Born in Rome in 1996, Simone El Oufir Pierini studied piano at the conservatoire of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Developing a particular interest in historically informed piano practice, he attended masterclasses led by Alexei Lubimov and Andreas Staier, before undertaking specialised study of harpsichord and basso continuo with such teachers as Andrea Coen and Giovanni Togni. He has made several wellreceived albums for Brilliant Classics, both solo and with colleagues.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allemande la Duchesse 05:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allemande la Duchesse
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  2. 2 II. La Séduisante 03:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. La Séduisante
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  3. 3 III. La Piquante 02:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. La Piquante
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  4. 4 IV. La Gratieuse 02:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. La Gratieuse
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  5. 5 V. Sarabande la Touchante 05:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Sarabande la Touchante
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  6. 6 VI. La Réjouissante 03:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. La Réjouissante
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  7. 7 VII. Gavotte l'Aimable Folie 02:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Gavotte l'Aimable Folie
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  8. 8 VIII. Menuet le Suffisant 01:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Menuet le Suffisant
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  9. 9 IX. La Tendre Élizabeth 03:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. La Tendre Élizabeth
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  10. 10 X. La Précipitée ou l'Audacieuse 03:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. La Précipitée ou l'Audacieuse
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  11. 11 Gavotte [Le manuscript de P. Pingré] 03:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    Gavotte [Le manuscript de P. Pingré]
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  12. 12 I. Allemande la Généreuse 05:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Allemande la Généreuse
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  13. 13 II. Sarabande la Constante Amourette 02:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Sarabande la Constante Amourette
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  14. 14 III. L'Affable 01:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. L'Affable
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  15. 15 IV. La Divertissante 01:45
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. La Divertissante
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  16. 16 V. L'Embarrassante 08:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    V. L'Embarrassante
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  17. 17 VI. L'Étrangère I and II 06:01
    Track
    17
    Title
    VI. L'Étrangère I and II
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  18. 18 VII. La Naturelle 02:24
    Track
    18
    Title
    VII. La Naturelle
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini
  19. 19 VIII. Menuet I and II (completed by S. Pierini) 02:45
    Track
    19
    Title
    VIII. Menuet I and II (completed by S. Pierini)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Le Bret
    Performer
    Simone Pierini