Couperin : L’alchimiste Vol .2 - Les années de jeunesse Ordres nos. 1 & 2 / Messes à l’usage des paroisses, des couvents
Various ArtistsCD1
- Onziéme Ordre in C (1717)
- Vingt-Septiéme Ordre in B minor (1730)
CD2
- Dixneuviéme Ordre in D (1722)
- Quatrième Ordre in F (1713)
CD3
- Troisiême Ordre in C minor (1713)
- Vingtieme Ordre in G (1730)
In volume 2 of his Couperin cycle, Bertrand Cuiller paints a portrait of the young François who, at age of 17 becomes organist at the Saint-Gervais Church in Paris – a prestigious post that soon leads to his being appointed organist of the royal chapel and harpsichord teacher to the king’s children. The period is firmly marked by his greater maturity: Bertrand Cuiller’s eloquent readings at the harpsichord, paired with the expertise of his guest Jean-Luc Ho heard in the two organ masses, reveal the infinite diversity of sonorities which are the fruit of this composer’s unique imagination.