by François Couperin, Antoine Forqueray, Nima Ben David, Jonathan Rubin, Sophie Bauchet, Hélène Clerc-Murgier · Alpha · CD · EAN 3760014190070
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«Pièces de violes» is the Baroque music album by François Couperin and Antoine Forqueray, released in 2000 by Alpha, on CD.
The pieces for viola da gamba and basso continuo by François Couperin and Antoine Forqueray include Suites No. 1 in E minor and No. 2 in A major, as well as the Première Suite pour viole. Nima Ben David performs them with a continuo ensemble, highlighting Couperin's elegance against Forqueray's virtuosity.
Recorded at the Chapelle de l'hôpital Notre-Dame de Bon Secours in Paris. Jonathan Rubin plays the theorbo and Baroque guitar, Sophie Bauchet the second viola da gamba, and Hélène Clerc-Murgier the harpsichord. Reference Alpha 007.
For fans of early music and 18th-century French chamber repertoire.
