F & L Couperin, Marchand, etc: Harpsichord works - REVIEW

F & L Couperin, Marchand, etc: Harpsichord works

John Kitchen

Delphian DCD34109

Vividly alert to the widest range of styles and moods, Kitchen's survey of music from the age of Louis XIV is a delight from start to finish.  The 1755 Baillon instrument from the collection at Edinburgh University sounds superb, especially in the dashing dance movements, and the Delphian recording is typically clear and warm. Kitchen intersperses substantial suites by Louis Marchand, Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Francois Couperin with imaginatively chosen shorter works in a generous programme that will suit any listener looking for a varied single disc of this repertoire.

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