An outlier in the French harpsichord world, Gaspard Le Roux composed music of unique inventiveness and richness at the end of the reign of Louis XIV. Juxtaposing his pieces with others by Lully, Marais and François Couperin, William Christie and Justin Taylor have found the ideal alchemy to do full justice to the myriad colors of these Suites, as virtuosic as they are rich in new emotions.
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Conversation - Gaspard Le Roux: Suites for 2 Harpsichords
1 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.1 in D minor: I. Prélude
2 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.1 in D minor: II. Allemande "La Vauvert"
3 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.1 in D minor: III. Courante
4 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.1 in D minor: IV. Sarabande Grave
5 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.1 in D minor: V. Menuet
6 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.1 in D minor: VI. Passepied
7 Lully: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act IV Scene 5: Marche Pour la Cérémonie Des Turcs (Arr. for 2 Harpsichords By William Christie & Justin Taylor)
8 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.2 in D Major: I. Allemande Grave "La Lorenzany"
9 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.2 in D Major: II. Courante
10 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.2 in D Major: III. Sarabande Gaye
11 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.2 in D Major: IV. Gavotte
12 Lully: Armide, LWV 71, Act V Scene 1: Passacaille (Arr. for 2 Harpsichords By William Christie & Justin Taylor, After Jean-Henri D'anglebert)
13 Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin, Book 2, Ordre VII in G Major & G minor: I. La Ménetou (Arr. for 2 Harpsichords By William Christie & Justin Taylor)
14 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.3 in a Minor: I. Prélude
15 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.3 in a Minor: II. Allemande
16 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.3 in a Minor: III. Courante
17 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.3 in a Minor: IV. Sarabande
18 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.3 in a Minor: V. Sarabande en Rondeau
19 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.3 in a Minor: VI. Gavotte
20 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.3 in a Minor: VII. Menuet I - Double - Menuet II
21 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.6 in F-Sharp minor: I. Allemande Gaye
22 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.6 in F-Sharp minor: II. Courante - Double
23 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.6 in F-Sharp minor: III. Sarabande Grave en Rondeau
24 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.6 in F-Sharp minor: IV. La Favorite
25 Marais: Pièces de Viole, Book 2, Suite No.3 in D Major: XXII. Les Voix Humaines (Arr. for 2 Harpsichords By William Christie & Justin Taylor)
26 Le Roux: Gigue for 2 Harpsichords in G Major
27 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.5 in F Major: I. Prélude
28 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.5 in F Major: II. Allemande Grave
29 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.5 in F Major: III. Courante
30 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.5 in F Major: IV. Chaconne
31 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.5 in F Major: V. Menuet - Double - Double de la Basse
32 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.5 in F Major: VI. Passepied
33 Le Roux: Suite for 2 Harpsichords No.5 in F Major: VII. Allemande
An outlier in the French harpsichord world, Gaspard Le Roux composed music of unique inventiveness and richness at the end of the reign of Louis XIV. Juxtaposing his pieces with others by Lully, Marais and François Couperin, William Christie and Justin Taylor have found the ideal alchemy to do full justice to the myriad colors of these Suites, as virtuosic as they are rich in new emotions.
