Grégoire Jeay: Suite in g minor (complete). John Moraitis, harpsichord. @johnmoraitis

Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Musical style
1:55 The Prelude
3:34 The Allemande and the Courante
7:07 Rhythmic flexibility: the "traditional" view
8:38 Rhythmic flexibility in historical sources & early recordings
11:09 Demonstration
16:15 The Gigue
20:27 Fantasia-like sections
25:00 Repeats
26:22 Order of movements
26:36 Prélude for Purcell's Chaconne in G
30:35 Allemande
36:23 Courante
40:38 Sarabande
44:46 Gigue en rondo
50:16 Patreon information

Grégoire Jeay, Suite in g minor (complete):
I. Prélude for Purcell's Chaconne in G
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Gigue en rondo

John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz

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