Agustín Álvarez - Lebègue: Les Pièces de Clavessin, Books I & II (2020)

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01. Pièces in D Major, Book I: I. Prélude in D Minor
02. Pièces in D Major, Book I: II. Allemande
03. Pièces in D Major, Book I: III. Courante grave
04. Pièces in D Major, Book I: IV. Courante gaye & Double
05. Pièces in D Major, Book I: V. Sarabande
06. Pièces in D Major, Book I: VI. Gavotte
07. Pièces in D Major, Book I: VII. Menuet
08. Pièces in D Major, Book I: VIII. Canaris
09. Pièces in D Major, Book I: IX. Courante in D-Sharp Minor
10. Pièces in D Major, Book I: X. Sarabande grave
11. Pièces in D Major, Book I: XI. Gigue
12. Pièces in D Major, Book I: XII. Chaconne grave
13. Pièces in D Major, Book I: XIII. Ballet
14. Pièces in D Major, Book I: XIV. Gavotte
15. Pièces in G Major, Book I: I. Prélude in G Minor
16. Pièces in G Major, Book I: II. Allemande
17. Pièces in G Major, Book I: III. Allemande gaye
18. Pièces in G Major, Book I: IV. Courante grave
19. Pièces in G Major, Book I: V. 2me Courante
20. Pièces in G Major, Book I: VI. Sarabande grave
21. Pièces in G Major, Book I: VII. Gavotte
22. Pièces in G Major, Book I: VIII. Menuet
23. Pièces in G Major, Book I: IX. Courante in G Major
24. Pièces in G Major, Book I: X. Gigue d'angleterre fort viste
25. Pièces in G Major, Book I: XI. Bourée & Double
26. Pièces in G Major, Book I: XII. Menuet
27. Pièces in G Major, Book I: XIII. 2me Menuet
28. Pièces in A Major, Book I: I. Prélude in A Minor
29. Pièces in A Major, Book I: II. Allemande
30. Pièces in A Major, Book I: III. Courante
31. Pièces in A Major, Book I: IV. 2me Courante
32. Pièces in A Major, Book I: V. Sarabande grave
33. Pièces in A Major, Book I: VI. Gigue
34. Pièces in A Major, Book I: VII. Menuet
35. Pièces in A Major, Book I: VIII. 2me Menuet
36. Pièces in C Major, Book I: I. Prélude in C Major
37. Pièces in C Major, Book I: II. Allemande
38. Pièces in C Major, Book I: III. Courante
39. Pièces in C Major, Book I: IV. 2me Courante & Double
40. Pièces in C Major, Book I: V. Chaconne
41. Pièces in C Major, Book I: VI. Bourée & Double
42. Pièces in C Major, Book I: VII. Gigue
43. Pièces in C Major, Book I: VIII. Gavotte & Double
44. Pièces in C Major, Book I: IX. Menuet
45. Pièces in F Major, Book I: I. Prélude in F Major
46. Pièces in F Major, Book I: II. Allemande
47. Pièces in F Major, Book I: III. Courante
48. Pièces in F Major, Book I: IV. Courante
49. Pièces in F Major, Book I: V. Sarabande grave
50. Pièces in F Major, Book I: VI. Gigue
51. Pièces in F Major, Book I: VII. Gavotte
52. Suite in D Minor, Book II: I. Allemande
53. Suite in D Minor, Book II: II. Courante
54. Suite in D Minor, Book II: III. Sarabande grave
55. Suite in D Minor, Book II: IV. Gigue
56. Suite in D Minor, Book II: V. Menuet
57. Suite in G Minor, Book II: I. Allemande
58. Suite in G Minor, Book II: II. 2 me Allemande
59. Suite in G Minor, Book II: III. Courante
60. Suite in G Minor, Book II: IV. Sarabande
61. Suite in G Minor, Book II: V. Rondeau
62. Suite in G Minor, Book II: VI. Gigue
63. Suite in G Minor, Book II: VII. Passacaille
64. Suite in G Minor, Book II: VIII. Menuet
65. Suite in G Minor, Book II: IX. Gavotte
66. Suite in G Minor, Book II: X. Gavotte
67. Suite in G Minor, Book II: XI. Menuet
68. Suite in A Minor, Book II: I. Allemande
69. Suite in A Minor, Book II: II. Courante
70. Suite in A Minor, Book II: III. Sarabande
71. Suite in A Minor, Book II: IV. Gavotte
72. Suite in A Minor, Book II: V. Menuet
73. Suite in A Major Book II: I. Allemande
74. Suite in A Major Book II: II. Courante
75. Suite in A Major Book II: III. Sarabande fort grave
76. Suite in A Major Book II: IV. Gigue
77. Suite in A Major Book II: V. Bourée & Double
78. Suite in A Major Book II: VI. Cannaris
79. Suite in F Major, Book II: I. Allemande
80. Suite in F Major Book II: II. Courante
81. Suite in F Major Book II: III. Sarabande
82. Suite in F Major Book II: IV. Gigue
83. Suite in F Major Book II: V. Menuet
84. Suite in F Major Book II: VI. Menuet
85. Suite in F Major Book II: VII. Chaconne
86. Suite in G Major, Book II: I. Allemande
87. Suite in G Major, Book II: II. Courante
88. Suite in G Major, Book II: III. Sarabande grave
89. Suite in G Major, Book II: IV. Chaconne grave
90. Suite in G Major, Book II: V. Menuet
91. Suite in G Major, Book II: VI. Gigue
92. Suite in G Major, Book II: VII. Bourée
93. Suite in G Major, Book II: VIII. Air de hautbois
94. Suite in G Major, Book II: IX. Gavotte & Double
95. Suite in G Major, Book II: X. Petitte chaconne
Nicolas Lebègue (1631-1702) is largely represented in the record catalogue by albums of organ music. Yet his pieces for harpsichord are no less distinctive and appealing in their way, and this new recording presents a rare chance to survey that side of his output in total. Known in his day among the most renowned organists of Paris, Lebègue left to us three books of organ music, and this pair of volumes for harpsichord. Their style may owe something to the examples of Chambonnières and Louis Couperin, but there are notable differences. Lebègue tends to underplay the pictorial or illustrative potential of his genre and emphasize instead its natural language of formal elegance. Such formality is reflected in the organization of his suites, which open with an allemande-courante coupling, preceded only in his first book by unmeasured preludes. After the courante there follows a mixture of dances, always poised and gracefully turned. Particular high points include the Chaconne in C (first book) and the Chaconne grave in G (second book), which attain a stature worthy of Louis Couperin. In a personal, engaging but also scholarly booklet essay, Agustín Álvarez outlines his approach: 'not only as a musician, but from the point of view of a dancer, trying to understand the steps, as well as the physical and intellectual attitudes which mold the sublime art of movement of French Baroque dance and which Nicolas Lebègue gradually reveals to us as a ceremonial master of his art.'
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