| | D'Agincourt: Complete Works For Harpsichord Vol 2 CD D'Agincour / Pechefsky CDS
François d'Agincour's music is almost unknown today, yet his harpsichord works stand comparison with those of his great contemporaries Jean-Philippe Rameau and François Couperin. This recording brings these forgotten masterpieces back to life. D'Agincour's music is both complex and gracious: French harpsichord music at its most subtle, from the grand "Allemande: La Couperin" (a tribute to d’Agincour’s mentor François Couperin) to the playful "Le Colin-Maillard" to the sublime“L’Harmonieuse.†Little is known of d'Agincour's life. A contemporary of J. S. Bach, he worked in Rouen and Versailles and was a highly respected musician holding organist positions at several of the churches in Rouen, including the cathedral that Monet painted two centuries later in his famous series of canvases showing the cathedral at different times of day. This is the second volume of a two-volume set devoted to the complete harpsichord works of d'Agincour, and several of the pieces on this volume are recorded for the first time.The harpsichordist Rebecca Pechefsky performs frequently in the New York area, having appeared at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall and in numerous other venues in and around Manhattan, as well as in series such as Music at Morris-Jumel and Bach at Zion. She has also performed at the Boston Early Music Festival, for the Miami Bach Society, and the Harpsichord Center of Southern California. A founding member of Brooklyn Baroque, she has presented little-known works for chamber ensemble and recorded unjustly neglected compositions by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre and Elias Brunnemüller. Also committed to new music for harpsichord, Rebecca has premiered works by Mary Inwood, Frank J. Oteri, Louis Pelosi, and Johnny Reinhard. Currently organist at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Glendale, Queens, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Erik Ryding, with whom she has coauthored Bruno Walter: A World Elsewhere, winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. D'Agincourt: Complete Works For Harpsichord Vol 2 Music | List Price | $16.99 (You save $2.30) | | Label | Quill Classics | | Orig Year | 2/8/2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  81860  | | CD Universe Part number | 6826892 | | Catalog number | 1004 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 08, 2005 | | Recording Time | 57 minutes |
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D'Agincourt: Complete Works For Harpsichord Vol 2 Music Composers on D'Agincourt: Complete Works For Harpsichord Vol 2 CD : Francois D'Agincour Performers on D'Agincourt: Complete Works For Harpsichord Vol 2 CD : Rebecca Pechefsky Purchase D'Agincourt: Complete Works For Harpsichord Vol 2 To buy, Click on price to add to cart | | Also Bought |
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