Jean-Henri D’Anglebert:
Pieces de Clavecin, Suite in G major

Henry Du Mont:
Manuscrit Bauyn, Suite in d minor

Nicolas Geoffroy:
Livre des pieces de clavessin de tous les tons naturels et transposéz, Suite in F major

Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres:
Les Pieces de Clavessin, Suite in a minor

Louis Couperin:
Manuscrit Bauyn, Suite in C major

Passions, emotions, affects: They are at the heart of the study of harpsichord music of the "Grand Siecle" in France, which produced composers such as Louis Couperin, Henry Du Mont and Jean-Henri D'Anglebert. In his first GENUIN solo CD, the young, first-rate harpsichordist Andreas Gilger relies on the perfect combination of a high-quality copy of a historical instrument and a room of ideal dimensions. In the Golden Hall of the Castle of Oettingen, he plays vibrant, passionate, surprising music of the 17th century, including a suite by Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy, which is now available on CD for the first time. This is differentiated and rhetorically lucid harpsichord playing, which brings out the modernity and topicality of this music!

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Recorded at Residenzschloss Oettingen, May 28-30, 2021. Harpsichord: After Vaudry (Paris 1681), built by Matthias Griewisch (Bammental 2020).