Siret: The French Harpsichord Suites

This new recording presents the two Books of French Harpsichord Suites by Siret. They are played by Vera Alperovich and Daniele Luca Zanghì, playing a copy made by Marco Brighenti of a magnificent two-manual harpsichord by Henry Hemsch, one of the most famous instrument builders of the Baroque. Composer: Nicolas Siret Artists: Vera Alperovich (harpsichord) & Daniele Zanghi (harpsichord) 🎵 Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Sir... 💎 More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.com/art... 🎬🎮 Our music is available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: https://www.brilliantclassicslicensin... Nicolas Siret (1663–1754) was born in Troyes to a family of professional church organists which would eventually span four generations. He subsequently travelled to Paris and met Couperin sometime between 1685 and 1690. The two became good friends – sufficiently close for Siret to dedicate his first book of harpsichord pieces to him – but Siret made his career in his home town, where he succeeded his father as organist of the cathedral. In 1719 he gained the profitable post of tax collector for all water- and land-based traffic. He also taught harpsichord but nothing of his output in this direction survives beyond the music on this set. At various times since his death, Siret has been praised as the equal of Couperin and Rameau for inventiveness and originality, but neither his name nor his music have travelled so well beyond his native shores. There is a distinctively ‘French’ quality to every bar of these suites, their elaborate ornamentation and their artful charms, which seem to resist the more driven rhythmic style of the Italian school or the rigorously applied counterpoint of the Germans. Surface brilliance is as important as depth of sentiment, though Siret could compose movements of affecting poetry and pathos such as the Chaconne and ‘La Manon’ Rondeau of the Suite in A major, and affect an impressive grandeur in the A minor Suite. The harpsichord used for this recording was built by Marco Brighenti of Parma and is a copy of an instrument made by Henry Hemsch (1700-1769) in Paris, now part of the Museum of Fine Arts collection in Boston. The work and pleasure of playing it is shared by two talented young keyboard musicians, both former pupils of Stefano Molardi (author of a critically acclaimed Bach organ integrale for Brilliant Classics) at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, where this recording was made. Tracklist: Livre I, INS.1, suite in D Major: 0:00:00 I. Ouverture 0:03:45 II. Allemande 0:08:57 III. Premiere courante 0:10:26 IV. Seconde courante 0:12:33 V. Sarabande grave 0:15:52 VI. Gigue 0:17:16 VII. Gavotte 0:18:41 VIII. Menuet Livre I, INS.1, suite in D Minor: 0:20:19 I. Ouverture 0:24:55 II. Allemande 0:30:01 III. Premiere courante 0:32:25 IV. Seconde courante 0:35:35 V. Sarabande 0:38:29 VI. Gavotte 0:39:58 VII. Menuet 0:41:35 VIII. Passacaglia Livre II, INS.2, suite in G Minor: 0:47:26 I. Prelude 0:49:26 II. Allemande 0:54:46 III. Premiere courante 0:57:36 IV. Seconde courante 0:59:36 V. Troisieme courante 1:01:51 VI. Sarabande 1:05:32 VII. Gigue 1:07:13 VIII. Premier rigaudon 1:07:56 IX. Seconde rigaudon 1:08:38 X. Premier rigaudon I 1:09:23 XI. Premier menuet 1:10:47 XII. Seconde menuet 1:12:21 XIII. Gavotte 1:13:41 XIV. Entree Joyeuse Suite in G Major: 1:15:49 I. Prelude 1:17:48 II. Allemande 1:22:22 III. Premiere courante 1:24:24 IV. Seconde courante 1:26:01 V. Sarabande 1:29:24 VI. Menuet 1:30:47 VII. L'Espagnole 1:32:06 VIII. Gigue Suite in A Minor: 1:33:55 I. Allemande 1:37:53 II. Premiere courante 1:40:43 III. Premiere sarabande 1:43:15 IV. Gavotte 1:44:25 V. Chaconne 1:47:29 VI. Rondeau champetre 1:49:56 VII. Seconde partie du rondeau Suite in A Major: 1:52:40 I. Allemande 1:56:41 II. Seconde courante 1:59:17 III. Seconde sarabande 2:02:10 IV. Gavotte rondeau 2:02:59 V. La manon, rondeau 2:04:38 VI. Chaconne 👉 Social media links: Instagram: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Ins... Facebook: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Fac... TikTok: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Tik... Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spo... New Classical Releases: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/New... Most Popular Piano Music: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Mos... Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by Siret and more of the greatest composers. We upload daily with complete albums and compilations with the best classical music. https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/You... #Siret #French #Harpsichord #Suites #ClassicalMusic #BrilliantClassics