Tic Toc Choc: Keyboard Works

Tic Toc Choc: Keyboard Works
- COMPACT DISC
The title refers to a piece Alexandre Tharaud plays often as an encore, and it's an apt (and catchy) introduction to this wide-ranging selection of Francois Couperinâ€™s works originally written for the harpsichord. Couperin arranged such short pieces into Ordres, or suites and Tharaud has fashioned his own suite made up of those most amenable to the modern piano. As such, itâ€™s a wonderful followup to his earlier disc of Rameau and an example of the adaptability of French Baroque keyboard music to the modern instrument that should please all but the most die-hard devotees of "authentic" instruments. If anything, the richer timbres, varied colors, and dynamic capabilities of Tharaudâ€™s concert grand yield greater accessibility to Couperinâ€™s delightful miniatures, none lasting much more than five minutes. These gems are played with fleet-fingered accuracy and imagination. The popular Musette de Taverni gains from overdubbing, and the addition of the tambour to Bruit de Guerre is a delightful touch. As an encore to Couperinâ€™s 19 pieces, Tharaud closes with Duphlyâ€™s La Pothouin, a lovely work that induces thoughts of Romantic era keyboard poets. A wholly successful recital, yielding over an hour of pure enchantment. -- Dan Davis
Country USA
Brand HARMONIA MUNDI
Manufacturer Harmonia Mundi
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 4975820
Model 4975820
ReleaseDate 2007-05-08
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 794881834426
EANs 0794881834426

Country	USA
Brand	HARMONIA MUNDI
Manufacturer	Harmonia Mundi
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	4975820
Model	4975820
ReleaseDate	2007-05-08
UnitCount	1
Format	Import
UPCs	794881834426
EANs	0794881834426

Tic Toc Choc: Keyboard Works

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