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Blandine Verlet
12+ albums
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Blandine Verlet (27 February 1942 – 30 December 2018) was a harpsichordist and a harpsichord teacher, who is known internationally for her recordings of works by François Couperin. Born in Paris into a musical family, she was the seventh of ten children, and in 1957 gained admission to the Conservatoire de Paris, studying piano and harpsichord. Having decided on her specialty, she studied harpsichord with Huguette Dreyfus in Paris, Ruggero Gerlin in Siena and with Ralph Kirkpatrick an Yale University. A significant competition prize in Paris in 1963 led to engagements in Italy and Germany. Verlet has been widely praised for her recordings of Bach's music, including the Goldberg Variations. She is perhaps best known for playing the music of her compatriot François Couperin, displaying exceptional sensitivity and imagination. Verlet recorded Couperin's complete works in the 1970s and 80s, and in late 2011 she returned to re-record five 'ordres' on the period Henri Hemsch harpsichord. Verlet wrote a poem in celebration of Couperin which accompanied the release, the closing lines of which exemplify her great imaginative empathy with this key French composer: We hope we too have managed to grasp your art of playing the harpsichord. The art of both poetry and precision. The art of whispering, murmuring. The song without words, lighter for having no text. Wandering shadows, expressions of the heart. Our thanks to you, Francois Couperin. (tr. Mary Pardoe) Discography 1973 Frescob
top songs
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847: I. Prélude
3282Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur: I. Les Lys naissants
1213I. La Ménetou
1044VI. La Basque
895Aria
726Pièces de clavecin, Livre III, Treizième ordre en Si Mineur: II. Les Roseaux
547Chaconne
538Les barricades mystérieuses
5398 Great Suites, Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432: No. 4, Sarabande
4510Septième ordre (Deuxième livre): I. La Ménetou
40albums
Complete Philips Recordings
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Bach: Le clavier bien tempéré, Livre I (Clavecin Hans Ruckers II 1624)
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Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Troisième Livre
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François Couperin : Pièces de Clavecin
François Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin
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Froberger ou l'intranquillité
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Bach: Variations Goldberg
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Mozart: Complete Edition Box 8: Violin Sonatas, Duos etc
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Handel: 8 Great Suites
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François Couperin : Pièces de Clavecin (Édition Multicanal 4.0)
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Coffret Musiques à Versailles
Scarlatti, D.: 15 Sonatas