Par SIEGEL RICHARD. Richard Siegel won prizes for the Harpsichord and Chamber Music at the Paris Conservatoire before going on the win first prize in the 1977 International Harpsichord Competition. He has since recorded over 30 CDs and his passion for the instrument has been further apparent in his production of Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin. As stated in the preface, the study of the Harpsichord has long been reserved, frequently dismissed as an 'old-fashioned' instrument. However, a recent rise in the popularity of early music has rekindled interest in the Harpsichord. In Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin, volume 1 beingthe first of two helpful volumes to aid student's learning and progression, Siegel enables Harpsichord beginners to learn through repertoire pieces themselves, drawn from the Keyboard masters of the Baroque period. The pupil will be guided towards an understanding of technique and style suited to the Harpsichord. Furthermore, Apprendre à Toucher le Clavecin, which is accompanied by a CD, enables adults who learnt the instrument as a child to return to the instrument and have the instant feeling of making music./ Méthode / Clavecin

Par NYMAN MICHAEL. Ces trois morceaux solos de clavecin sont une collection de compositions récentes, chacune avec un thème et une idée individuels. Le premier, The convertibility of Lute Strings, a été exécuté la première fois à la salle de Purcell, Londres en 1992. La seconde, Tango for Tim a été écrite dans la mémoire d'un ami et d'un compositeur Tim Souster, et a été composée et exécutée pour la première fois en 1994. Le troisième morceau, Elisabeth Gets Her Way, est une version prolongée de la cadence qu' Elisabeth Chojnacka a persuadé Michael Nyman d'ajouter à son concert de clavecin, qui inclut le matériel des deux premiers morceaux dans cet album. / Rép Classique / Répertoire / Clavecin

Par COUPERIN FRANCOIS / GILBERT. Harpsichord work - Volume 4, LP. 24 by Francois Couperin is the fourth in a series of 4 volumes of suites for Harpsichord. Published in 1930, three years before Couperin 's death, when he was very ill, this volume initially presented some small mistakes and some white pages. It features seven Ordres, from the 20th to the 27th, with a total of 43 pieces. For upper-intermediate players, this volume was edited by Kenneth Gilbert. François Couperin was a very famous French composer who played the Harpsichord, the Organ. Coming from a famous family of musicians, he was nicknamed ; Couperin le Grand ('Couperin the Great')./ Répertoire / Clavecin