Jean-Luc Ho

François Couperin, known as “the Great,” is one of the masters of French harpsichord music, whose compositions for the harpsichord are distinguished by their extraordinary evocative power. His “portraits” depict characters and scenes with an almost theatrical finesse. The preludes from L’Art de toucher le clavecin, designed to loosen the fingers and prepare the ear, offer an intimate introduction to his musical language. The program for this concert is expanded through transcriptions for solo harpsichord, created according to the principles championed by Couperin himself: Les Nations, Les Concerts royaux, and other works are thus presented, inviting listeners to experience this music in a new light within the intimate setting of the harpsichord, where dance, theater, and poetry converge.

I

La Reine des Coeurs 
La Bondissante
La Couperin 
Première Courante 
Courante a L’italiéne
Sarabande 
Chaconne, ou Passacaille

II

Les Amusemens

III

Louis Couperin (1626-1661)
[Suite en mi]
Prélude 
Allemande La Paix 
Courante 
Sarabande 

IV

HUITIÊME ORDRE
La Raphaéle
L’Ausoniéne
Courante
Seconde Courante
L’Unique sarabande 
Gavotte
Rondeau
Gigue
Passacaille
La Morinéte