Concertos

Description

François Couperin, one of the most important composers of French baroque music, composed fourteen concertos between 1714 and 1724, known as the "Concerts Royaux" and "Les Goûts-réunis, ou Nouveaux Concerts." The fantastic oboist Emanuel Abbühl has selected five for his new GENUIN CD. For his album, he takes advantage of the composer's decision to leave it up to the performers to choose whether the main voice should be played with a harpsichord, an oboe, a violin, a flute, or a bassoon. Abbühl collaborates with his fellow musicians David Tomàs (bassoon), Carla Sanfelix (baroque cello), Miklós Spányi (harpsichord), and Benoît Fallai (theorbo), combining modern and historical instruments with the utmost respect for style, colors, and tempos: a true revelation!