Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin

Album by Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer & Mie Hayashi

Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin is the first book of harpsichord pieces by French composer Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer, published in 1746. The collection presents French Baroque harpsichord music characterised by intricate ornamentation, dramatic contrasts and virtuosic figuration that reflect Royer's theatrical sensibility and engagement with the French clavecin tradition, situating the work within the mid-18th-century keyboard repertoire.
First released: March 2019

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    La Majesteuse
    5:59
  2. 2.
    La Zaïde: Rondeau
    6:09
  3. 3.
    Les Matelots
    2:49
  4. 4.
    Tambourins I & II
    2:00
  5. 5.
    L’Incertaine
    4:23
  6. 6.
    L’Aimable
    6:58
  7. 7.
    La Bagatelle
    1:48
  8. 8.
    Suitte de la Bagatelle
    2:09
  9. 9.
    La Remouleuse
    3:00
  10. 10.
    Les tendres Sentiments
    5:37
  11. 11.
    Le Vertigo
    6:24
  12. 12.
    Allemande
    6:15
  13. 13.
    La Sensible
    4:18
  14. 14.
    La Marche des Scythes
    7:15

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