{"product_id":"beauvarlet-charpentier-1er-livre-de-pieces-de-clavecin","title":"Beauvarlet-Charpentier: 1er livre de Pieces de Clavecin","description":"Even in scholarly explorations of FrenchBaroque harpsichord repertoire, the name of  Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier (1734-  1794) is mentioned only in passing. Previous  albums of his music have been dedicated to  his organ output; this new album will attract  any collectors of French Baroque music, who  will be rewarded by memorable and colourful  portrait pieces every bit as vivid as the likes  of d'Anglebert and Couperin.  Beauvarlet-Charpentier succeeded his father  as titular organist of the Hospice de la Charite  in Lyon, where the family had lived since  1748. In 1771 he took up a more prestigious  post in Paris and remained in the capital to  the end of his days, associated with the  Concerts Spirituels, the Church of St Paul  (where he succeeded Daquin) and even  Notre Dame.  This First Book of Harpsichord Music was  published around 1770, and features 16  pieces, most of them titled after  individuals. There is an orchestral richness  to the texture of his harpsichord writing in  this volume, announced in grand style by  the opening piece, La Cecile. From halfway  through, La Pitras is likewise disinclined to  introversion, rewarding the full-bodied  approach of a player such as de Luca who  plays a 1985 copy of a 1754 instrument  'after Blanchet'.  Beauvarlet-Charpentier is the latest  discovery from the industrious Fernando  De Luca, who has turned up several unknown  names from the era for Brilliant Classics,  among them albums of Pierre-Claude  Foucquet, Pierre-Thomas Dufour, CharlesAlexandre Jollage (96773) and Christophe  Moyreau. These sets have met with no  shortage of critical enthusiasm. Fanfare:  '\"Charm\" is such an overused word, but I  cannot think of a better one to describe this  music and these performances.' (Jollage)  Musica dei Donum: 'I have nothing but praise  for Fernando de Luca's performance. He  rightly does play Moyreau with aplomb; too  much subtlety would be out of place. This is  mostly pretty extraverted stuff, and that is  the way de Luca treats it.'","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48714021634328,"sku":"5028421967745","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4335058-3177906.jpg?v=1777515368","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/beauvarlet-charpentier-1er-livre-de-pieces-de-clavecin","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}