Bertrand de Bacilly Vídeos
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Jacques Champion Chambonnières Marin Mersenne Gallois Taskin Blanchet Lambert Chaumont Nivers Bacilly Gigault Anglebert Saint Lambert Frescobaldi Sweelinck 1601 1670 1672 1681 1702 2020
Jacques Champion de Chambonnières (1601/2-1672) Allemande (from “Les Pieces de Claveßin [...] Livre Premier” 1670) Chaconne (from “Manuscrit Bauyn”, s.d.) ¼ comma meantone at a’=400 Hz Get my latest CD on (http•••) Spotify: (http•••) Apple Music: (http•••) Harpsichord after Vaudry (Paris 1681) by Matthias Griewisch (Bammental 2020). Decoration by Evelina Klanikova (http•••) (http•••) (http•••) Jacques Champion de Chambonnières was one of the most illustrious members of the 17th century French school of harpsichord playing. Both Marin Mersenne and Jean le Gallois praise him above all others, particularly for his smooth, connected style of playing and delicacy of hand. His touch allowed for such a fine sound that, supposedly, if someone tried to imitate him in playing just a simple chord, the difference would still be immense. Regardless of the veracity of this claim, that of Chambonnières’ music surviving in two printed collections as well as some manuscript copies is proof of his mastery and intimate knowledge of the harpsichord. Still, there is a certain archaism in his music which distinguishes his work from that of some of his more adventurous colleagues and the later style of French harpsichord music. It is only fitting that the instrument which I am fortunate to call my own shares this trait: Surprisingly direct, this strict copy of the 1681 Vaudry sometimes reminds me of early Flemish instruments, despite being very different in construction. In fact, if I were to place it on a scale between the smooth lusciousness of the late French instruments (i.e., Taskin, Blanchet) on one end and the punchy directness of early Flemish instruments (i.e., Ruckers, Couchet) on the other, I would place it ever so slightly closer to the latter. Likewise, the difference in 17th century French harpsichord playing technique to that of the later masters is of a similar degree. As you will notice, the Ports de Voix are consistently before the beat, as documented in the ornament tables and written-out ornamentations by authors such as Lambert, Chaumont, Nivers, Bacilly, and Gigault, just to name a few. D’Anglebert, who like most other French composers had by the end of the 17th century adopted the on-beat port de voix as the standard execution, still uses the old one on occasion, particularly in his Tombeau de Chaombonnières, and even as late as 1702 Saint-Lambert expresses a preference for the old way, at least when playing the harpsichord. Similarly, the fingerings of the 17th century French school were of course closer to those of their Flemish contemporaries than to those of their 18th century successors. This is one area where playing earlier music on later instruments or using later fingerings on earlier instruments reveals a certain incompatibility - with their shorter keys, earlier French instruments make later fingerings awkward at times, as those make more frequent use of the thumb in scales, therefore necessitating the player to move their hands further away from the key’s edges. At the same time, the wider and longer keys of later instruments make certain chords uncomfortable to impossible to play, and the longer travel of the keys makes early fingerings clumsy and bothersome. After spending half a year with this instrument practising and recording a CD, I am now convinced that playing 17th century French music on 18th century instruments poses the same problems as playing e.g. a Frescobaldi toccata or a Sweelinck fantasia on 18th century instruments. You can play it, of course, but the music requires a boldness in the sound and the technique requires a mechanism of the instrument that later harpsichords simply do not provide. But hey, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and the proof of the music is in the listening. Hence this video - I am interested to hear your thoughts on this!
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