{"product_id":"complete-keyboard-works-series-two-ordres-xiv-xxvii-and-miscellaneous-pieces-9780486257969","title":"Complete Keyboard Works, Series Two: Ordres XIV-XXVII and Miscellaneous Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"His melodic imagination displays admirable freshness. He possesses a delicate harmonic sense. His themes show the inspirations of an impassioned musician: perfectly created, firm in line, vivid, and enduring in color. His art never wavers; it consistently exhibits a magnificent technique.\" -- John Gillespie, \u003ci\u003eFive Centuries of Keyboard Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis famous edition, prepared a century ago by Johannes Brahms and Friedrich Chrysander, presents all of the 27 keyboard suites, or Ordres, by the great French composer Fran ois Couperin (1668-1733). Also included are the Allemande and 8 Preludes from Couperin's famous harpsichord treatise, \u003ci\u003eL'Art de Toucher le Clavecin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eIn these magnificent works (there are over 200 compositions in the two volumes) lies the supreme achievement of French keyboard music, a rich source of subtle, sometimes startling, always pleasurable music for keyboard artists and students at every level of expertise. The moods, rhythms, and melodies of these distinctive compositions range across a broad musical spectrum, from crisp gavottes to noble sarabandes, from flowing allemandes to lively gigues. Some of the pieces suggest carnival merriment, others tender reflection; most have colorful and mysterious names. Couperin's virtuoso command of harpsichord style, his magnificent technique, and ever-fresh melodic imagination pervade them all.\u003cbr\u003eWitty, graceful, and tuneful, the keyboard works of Couperin represent a wonderful legacy of late-baroque masterpieces. Beautifully reproduced in this inexpensive edition, they make abundantly clear the justice of Bach's intense admiration for Couperin's music and the aptness of the French master's surname -- \"le grand.\"\u003cbr\u003eNote: Series Two contains Ordres 14-27 plus 8 Preludes and Allemande from \u003ci\u003eL'Art de Toucher le Clavecin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486257969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.96h x 8.12w x 0.55d","brand":"Francois Couperin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38025412411573,"sku":"9780486257969","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6c436516-5502-4183-b9e8-17fc85ceea05.jpg?v=1609187765","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/complete-keyboard-works-series-two-ordres-xiv-xxvii-and-miscellaneous-pieces-9780486257969","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}