Terence Charlston - Mersenne's Clavichord: Keyboard Music in 16th & 17th Century France (2015) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sancta Trinitas (arr. T.R. Charlston for clavichord)
02. Magnificat sur les huit tons avec Te Deum laudamus et deux preludes Prelude sur chacun ton [16th Century] (arr. T.R. Charlston for clavichord)
03. Uppsala MS Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76c Longtemps y a que je vis en espoire [16th Century] (arr. T.R. Charlston for clavichord)
04. La Magdalena (arr. T.R. Charlston for clavichord)
05. Prelude - Fantasie - Hors envieulx (arr. T.R. Charlston for clavichord)
06. The Mulliner Book The Mulliner Book La Bounette [16th Century, GB-Lbl Add. MS 30513]
07. Gamba Gagliarda - Moneghina Gagliarda
08. Prelude - Pavane
09. Aberdeen MS Canaries - Borree - Volte appellee la Marcielleze - Pavane de Aranda - Fantasie sur l'air de ma Bergerer [17th Century, GB-A pi 7841 Arc]
10. Fantaisie
11. Tu crois, o Beau Soleil (arr. T.R. Charlston for clavichord)
12. Praeludium - Volte (arr. T.R. Charlston for clavichord)
13. GB-Lbl Add. MS 29486 4 Preludes [17th Century, MS 29486]
14. Toccata in C Major
15. Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve Ms 235057 Bergamasca - Gavotte - Courante La Chabotte - Hereux sejour de Partenisse - Bransle Les Frondeurs (arr. T.R. Charlston for clavichord)
16. Echo in F Major
17. Pieces de clavecin, Suite No. 3 in D Minor Suite No. 3 in D Minor Prelude
18. Oldham MS Duo
19. Bauyn MS Les pieces de clavessin, Book 1 Suite No. 1 in A Minor V. Sarabande
20. Recit a trois
21. Laissez paistre vos bestes

16th/17th century works by Févin, Blondeau, Gardane, Gombert, Costeley, Megnier, Cellier, Racquet, Sweelinck, Scronx, d’Anglebert, Champion, L. Couperin, Gigault, Lebègue, and ‘anon’.

Terence Charlston is one of the leading early-music specialists in Europe both as soloist and ensemble player. Here he introduces a unique instrument: a clavichord built to plans and specifications published by Marin Mersenne in his treatise Harmonie Universelle (c.1636).

This is more important as not one original French clavichord survives. The varied and interesting program takes works of the 16th and 17th centuries – all French except for one piece – and demonstrates the now rarely heard sound-world of the instrument which was so familiar to the composers of the day.

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