COMPOSERS: Forqueray
LABELS: Alpha
ALBUM TITLE: Forqueray
WORKS: Suites Nos 1-5
PERFORMER: Blandine Rannou (harpsichord)
CATALOGUE NO: 322 (2008)
The ear can barely unscramble the complexities of two such exceptionally virtuoso instruments – viol and harpsichord – arranged by Forqueray’s son for keyboard alone. Once immersed in the idiom, these are a thrilling experience.
George Pratt