Album UK 1973 on RCA Red Seal label
Classical (Baroque)
Publisher: Heugel, Paris, Revised by Kenneth Gilbert Instrument: Hubbard harpsichord. Boston 1968, an exact copy of an instrument by the Parisian maker Henry Hemsch, about 1750, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Pitch: Slightly below modern pitch Temperament: Unequal temperament, after Jean-Jaques Rousseau (Dictionnaire de la Musique) who cites Couperin's preference for it. Recording: Queen Mary Road United Church, Montreal (Quebec). RCA Limited, Record Division, RCA House, Curzon Street, London W1. Stereo records give full stereo reproduction when played on a stereo record player. they can be played on most modern mono record players fitted with a lightweight tone arm and pick-up head and the sound reproduction will be monaural. If you have doubts and wish to avoid damaging your equipment or records, consult your dealer.
![]() | François Couperin , 1668-1733 FR album by |
![]() | Kenneth Gilbert hps, *1931 CA harpsichord, album by |
![]() | Greer Garden translated by, english |
André Deslauriers engineer |
Gilles Vaudeville engineer |
André Le Coz photography by |
David Levin photography, cover |
Yves Courville producer, sleeve notes, recording |
Georges Beck sleeve notes |
François Couperin |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Book One - Cinquième Ordre | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
2 | La Logivière, Allemande. Majestueusement Sans Lenteur | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
3 | Première Courante | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
4 | Seconde Courante | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
5 | Sarabande La Dangereuse. Gravement | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
6 | Gigue | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
7 | La Tendre Fanchon. Rondeau. Gracieusement | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
8 | La Badine, Rondeau. L'egèrement En Flatté | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
9 | La Bandoline, Rondeau. L'egèrement, Sans Vitesse | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
10 | La Flore. Gracieusement | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
11 | L'Angélique. Rondeau. D'une Légèreté Modérée | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
12 | La Villers. Gracieusement | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
13 | Les Vendangeuses, Rondeau | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
14 | Les Agréments. Gracieusement, Sans Lenteur | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert | ||
15 | Les Ondes, Rondeau. Gracieusement, Sans Lenteur | François Couperin, Kenneth Gilbert |