Harpischord Works

"Great music speaking for itself with all the eloquence of Chopin or Debussy. They say that Couperin is not for all tastes, and certainly some do find his secrets difficult to unlock. But curiously, I find Michael Borgstede's rather full-on way with the complete harpsichord works here very exciting. And frankly, at the extremely cheap prices offered by Brilliant Classics, one can afford to take a chance."
Editor's Choice Gramophone January 2007

"An impressive recording of Couperin's complete harpsichord music - Borgstede's interpretation fully answers the 18th century ideal of 'bon goût'"
(Bargain of the Month MusicWeb February 2007)

Harpsichordist Michael Borgstede has undertaken the huge task of recording all of the 27 Ordres, over 200 pieces, François Couperin (the great) wrote for this keyboard instrument.

This music is a testimony of the composer's great love for this instrument. It also shows Couperin's moving away from the traditional suites with at most 10 pieces based on dance forms. He invented the term Ordre to escape these conventions. The music of the individual parts of these Ordres increasingly showed homogeneity.

In spite of the now established early music movement complete recordings of Couperin's harpsichord works on the original instrument are still rare if not non-existing.

A major new release.