Couperin / Blanchard / Sartre Les Nations CD

Although the composers of the French baroque were remarkably prolific, they left US relatively little chamber music. Luckily, the few works extant are as well-written those by Vivaldi or Bach and they provide listeners a new perspective on music of the period. Francois Couperin, the finest composer at the court of Louis XIV, wrote several masterworks of chamber music, including the elegant and beautiful collection of sonatas entitled Les Nations, performed here by the ensemble Les Ombres. Couperin greatly admired Italian baroque composers such as Corelli, and his sonatas demonstrate his lifelong commitment to uniting, in his music, the best of both French and Italian musical conventions.

1. Sonade, 'Gravement - Gayement - Rondement - Gravement - Vivement - Air Gracieusement, Gayement' 2. Allemande, 'Sans Lentour' 3. Premi?re Courante, 'Noblement' 4. Seconde Courante, 'Un Peu Plus Vite' 5. Sarabande, 'Gravement' 6. Gigue, 'Gayement' 7. Chaconne Ou Passacaille, 'Mod?r?ment' 8. Gavotte 9. Menuet 10. Sonade, 'Gravement Et Mesur? - Vivement - Doux Et Affectueusement - L?g?rement - Repos - Gayement - Repos - Gayement - Air Tendre - Vivement Et Marqu? 11. Allemande, 'Gracieusement' 12. Courante, 'Noblement' 13. Seconde Courante, 'Un Peu Plus Vivement' 14. Sarabande, 'Gravement' 15. Gigue Lour?e, 'Mod?r?ment' 16. Gavotte, 'Tendrement, Sans Lentour' 17. Rondeau, 'Affectueusement' 18. Bourr?e, 'Gayement', Double de la Bourr?e Pr?c?dente 19. Passacaille, 'Noblement Et Marqu?' 20. Sonade, 'Gravement - Vivement - Gravement Et Marqu? - L?g?rement - Rondement - Vivement' 21. Allemande, 'Sans Lentour' 22. Premi?re Courante 23. Seconde Courante, 'Plus Marqu?e' 24. Sarabande, 'Tendrement' 25. Bourr?e, 'Gayement' 26. Gigue, 'D'une L?g?ret? Mod?r?e' 27. Rondeau, 'Gayement' 28. Chaconne 29. Menuet 30. Sonade, 'Gravement - Vivement - Gravement - Vivement Et Air Gracieusement - 2E Air - Gravement Et Marqu? - L?g?rment Marqu?' 31. Allemande, 'Noblement Et Sans Lenteur' 32. Premi?re Courante 33. Seconde Courante, 'Plus Gayement' 34. Sarabande, 'Tendrement' 35. Rondeau, 'Gayement' 36. Gigue, 'Affectueusement Quoy Que L?g?rment' - Aria F-Dur, BWV587