François Couperin - La Piémontoise, Les Nations No. 4 (1726) (Jordi Savall)

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  • Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
  • Composer: François Couperin "le Grand" (November 10, 1668 - September 11, 1733)
    Performers: Hespèrion XX directed by Jordi Savall
    Sonade: L'astrée
    00:00 Gravement, et rondemont
    01:41 Vivement
    02:24 Gravement
    03:47 Vivement, et marqué
    04:57 Air
    06:08 Second Air
    07:22 Gravement, et marqué
    09:03 Allemande
    11:40 Courante
    13:12 Seconde Courante
    15:22 Sarabande
    19:23 Rondeau
    21:59 Gigue
    Couperin playlist: • François Couperin
    UPDATED VERSION HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO IMSLP
    Score available here: github.com/CMajSeven/Couperin...
    and on IMSLP: imslp.org/wiki/Les_Nations_%2...
    ERRATA:
    Gravement, et rondemont measure 7: Basse chifrée, excess tremblement
    Courante measure 5: 1er Dessus, missing tremblement
    Allemande measure 2: 2nd Dessus, excess tremblement on G beat 2
    Allemande measure 9: 2nd Dessus, missing tremblement
    Courante measure 5: 1er Dessus, missing tremblement on D
    Seconde Courante measure 8: 2nd Dessus, missing tremblement on C#
    Rondeau measure 1: B should be D
    Rondeau measure 26: 2nd Dessus, G should be F#
    Gigue measure 12: 2nd Dessus, excess tremblement
    NOTES:
    Rondeau measure 40: Recording plays an A where the score has a G. Other recordings play G.
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Комментарии • 38

  • @Cmaj7
    @Cmaj7  2 года назад +20

    I've uploaded my engraving of this gorgeous piece to IMSLP: imslp.org/wiki/Les_Nations_%28Couperin,_Fran%C3%A7ois%29#La_Pi.C3.A9montoise_.28No.4.29
    I especially adore the Gravement at 2:51 and the Sarabande at 15:22
    UPDATE: I have updated the score (current version 1.1) with corrections

  • @valerieheinderyckx4506
    @valerieheinderyckx4506 Месяц назад +1

    Prodigieux... Merci infiniment.

  • @ninjaassassin27
    @ninjaassassin27 2 года назад +14

    The blending of these performers, down to the last ornament, is perfect. What an amazing recording.

  • @natheniel
    @natheniel 2 года назад +22

    The white notation is /*chef’s kiss/*

    • @marcocampus7943
      @marcocampus7943 2 года назад

      Notes inegales

    • @Cmaj7
      @Cmaj7  2 года назад +1

      @@marcocampus7943 It's unrelated to notes inégales. In the second gravement, the white noteheads have a direction to play equally. Also, a section of the second dessus was originally written with black noteheads (which I changed to white for consistency). It wouldn't make sense for this to mean one part plays equal quarters while the other plays unequal.

  • @martineslava8642
    @martineslava8642 2 года назад +17

    This entire Les Nations album is a true gem. Otherworldly.

  • @David-ri2uc
    @David-ri2uc 2 года назад +5

    The trills and the syncopations, pure beloved extravagance.

  • @Steinwaytoday
    @Steinwaytoday 2 года назад +16

    They play this music with such devotion. Really beautiful!

  • @JohnLeonardMusic1
    @JohnLeonardMusic1 Год назад +1

    The use of hollow note heads is a beautiful and artistic engraving choice

  • @kevinarthurjr4006
    @kevinarthurjr4006 2 года назад +6

    This is pulling on my heartstrings 😭

  • @cadenzalien4554
    @cadenzalien4554 2 года назад +17

    yo that's some very nice engraving actually, congrats :D
    also, I never heard this before, and I think it is the most beautiful thing I've heard all week

    • @Cmaj7
      @Cmaj7  2 года назад +2

      :D

  • @jodikirsh
    @jodikirsh Год назад

    Saved to my favorites! Invaluable.

  • @pocketsymph
    @pocketsymph Год назад

    Thanx a lot CMaj7! specially for engraving score & parts and markes misprints in 1726 ed,. 👍👍👍

  • @bluefunkybassman
    @bluefunkybassman 2 года назад +1

    The sound quality of this recording is truly excellent!

  • @typicallyvillainous1119
    @typicallyvillainous1119 2 года назад +2

    wow! never heard this piece before, the texture is really fascinating! good work :)

  • @alenschi2923
    @alenschi2923 2 года назад

    Stupendo, non lo conoscevo questo brano

  • @miguelykaris7869
    @miguelykaris7869 2 года назад

    Thanks so much to you!

  • @OutbackBoy
    @OutbackBoy 2 года назад

    Amazing. Thank you for this

  • @hectorserna7950
    @hectorserna7950 2 года назад

    Dude, the engraving is awesome! I need to play this with my group.

    • @Cmaj7
      @Cmaj7  2 года назад +1

      Thanks! I hope you do play it

    • @Cmaj7
      @Cmaj7  2 года назад +1

      FYI I uploaded a new version to IMSLP with a few corrections

  • @MrTacoKingMC
    @MrTacoKingMC 2 года назад +6

    any historical context to the minim looking hollow notation in this?

    • @Cmaj7
      @Cmaj7  2 года назад +8

      I couldn't find much information on it. It seems like it was only used in the French baroque for 3/2

    • @martineslava8642
      @martineslava8642 2 года назад +2

      Pretty trippy sometimes but a pleasure to play from!

  • @michelefilippi9820
    @michelefilippi9820 2 года назад

    13:12 awesome

  • @mrsnooz1
    @mrsnooz1 2 года назад +2

    The notation! Weird but make sense! Did he write like this?

    • @Cmaj7
      @Cmaj7  2 года назад +7

      A lot of Couperin scores have the white notehead notation. I do rather like it; beaming gives a sense of connectedness

    • @cr8207
      @cr8207 2 года назад

      @@Cmaj7 how do you tell at a glance the difference between crotchets and minums?

  • @robhaskins
    @robhaskins 2 года назад +1

    This is lovely. Any chance you may be able to upload the others, or just La Francoise?

    • @Cmaj7
      @Cmaj7  2 года назад +2

      Yup, they're definitely on my to-do list!

    • @robhaskins
      @robhaskins 2 года назад

      @@Cmaj7 😍

  • @winsomelau6188
    @winsomelau6188 2 года назад

    4:58. Omg

  • @steffen5121
    @steffen5121 2 года назад +1

    Was this considered "modern" at its time?

    • @aymerichm8835
      @aymerichm8835 2 года назад +3

      I'm not the most qualified person to answer but I'd say "modern" wasn't a very common idea at the time, at least for music (there was however an important "querelle des anciens et des modernes" in literature in the previous decades, where "modern" was opposed more to ancient Greeks and Romans than to older French styles). "Fashionable" and "original" would probably be more suited terms for 18th century listeners. Couperin was regarded highly enough to be called "le grand" (although I'm not sure when this nickname was first used, and it was mostly to distinguish him from other members of his family). Also, he was eager to mix french and Italian tastes, the former being increasingly criticized as too conservative and elitist and the latter being praised as more "natural" by many French listeners of the time, a debate that can also be viewed from the point of view of the opposition between the aristocracy and the more and more powerful bourgeoisie. In this regard, Couperin was more trying to achieve a middle-ground between "modern" Italianate and traditional French fashions... I'm not sure as to whether he succeeded because I can't hear much of Italian characteristics in his music but that's a personal feeling...

    • @steffen5121
      @steffen5121 2 года назад

      @@aymerichm8835 Interesting answer. I take, that this piece of music was probably not old-fashioned at its time.

  • @avremke24
    @avremke24 2 года назад

    This is a wonderful composition, but the first violinist used too much vibrato for my personal taste.