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Nicolas Lebègue: Suite en D la ré sol (from Les Pièces de Clavessin [1677]):
V. Sarabande
VI. Gavotte
VII. Menuet
VIII. Canaris
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz.
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Nicolas Lebègue: Suite en D la ré sol (from Les Pièces de Clavessin [1677]):
V. Sarabande
VI. Gavotte
VII. Menuet
VIII. Canaris
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz.
![Armand-Louis Couperin: LAffligée. John Moraitis, harpsichord.
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Chapters:
0:00 The Pre-Classical style in (modern) music history
1:40 Shortcomings of the modern view
3:06 The Rococo style
5:37 The Pièces de clavecin of 1751
7:21 The expressive content of LAffligée
8:03 Rhythmic flexibility and choice of tempo
10:09 Notes inégales
10:38 Adding ornaments
11:05 Grace notes
12:38 Separating phrases and approaching cadences
17:25 Performance
Armand-Louis Couperin: LAffligée (from Pièces de clavecin [1751]).
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz Armand-Louis Couperin: LAffligée. John Moraitis, harpsichord.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kGw9PpzmUdE/mqdefault.jpg)







![Valentin Strobel (?): Suite in c minor. John Moraitis, harpsichord.
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Valentin Strobel (?): Suite in c minor:
I. Allemande [fragment]
II. Gigue
III. Courante [fragment]
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz. Valentin Strobel (?): Suite in c minor. John Moraitis, harpsichord.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m1n2IkVqe_I/mqdefault.jpg)
![Clérambault: Suite in c minor (complete). John Moraitis, harpsichord.
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A complete recording of Clérambaults Suite in c minor. Three of the movements (the Prélude, the Allemande, and the Courante) have been posted in previous videos. For this video, I recorded the Gigue for the first time, made a new recording of the Sarabande Grave to match the sound quality of the other movements, realigned the score that accompanies the recordings, and included a short introduction that examines the publication of Clérambaults 1er Livre de Pièces de Clavecin. I am extremely grateful to Jon Baxendale, who provided me with the preface of his forthcoming edition of Clérambaults Pièces de Clavecin. His preface addresses the background to Clérambaults original publication, and the information I present in my introduction is based on Jons findings.
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Suite in c minor (from 1er Livre de Pièces de Clavecin [1704]):
I. Prélude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande Grave
V. Gigue
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz. Clérambault: Suite in c minor (complete). John Moraitis, harpsichord.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mGEwUM5dORE/mqdefault.jpg)
