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L'Eleganza

Corelli, Bach, Couperin, Handel

Sumptuous melodies, sparkling virtuosity and tantalising counterpoint by great baroque masters from Italy, Germany, France and England: this recording highlights contrasting national styles and ends with Handel, the quintessential cosmopolitan composer.
(Singing Space, SISPCD02)

Track samples:
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Sonata op. 5 no. 10 in F - Preludio
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sonata no. 4 in C minor - last mvt, Allegro
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Sonata no. 5 in D - last mvt, Allegro

The French Harpsichord

Chambonnières, Louis Couperin, D'Anglebert, Le Roux, François Couperin, Royer

This explores the seductive and sensuous sound-world of the French baroque harpsichord. The CD features music that would have been heard at the royal court, culminating in Royer's virtuosic and superbly decadent Marche des Scythes.
(London Independent Records, LIR006)

Track samples:
Louis Couperin (1626-1661): Branle de Basque
Francois Couperin (1668-1733): Les Baricades Misterieuses
Pancrace Royer (c.1700-1755): La Marche des Scythes

O Mistris Myne: 150 years of English virginals music

Tallis, Byrd, Bull, Farnaby, Gibbons, Purcell

A chronological recital of the best of the English virginalists played on a fine muselar virginals with its richly indulgent sound. The title refers to Byrd's sublime variations on a popular Elizabethan love song.
(London Independent Records, LIR005)

Track samples:
William Byrd (1540-1623): O Mistris Myne
Anon: My Lady Careys Dompe
Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Ground in D minor