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18th-Century Flemish Harpsichord Music

Ewald Demeyere

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: SACD hybrid
Barcode: 0608917252828

Catalog number: CC 72528
Releasedate: 21-11-11

Demeyere shows us that there is more to Flemisch harpsichord music than only Fiocco's music and this cd is a unique statement for that and takes us into the wealth of other compostions of the eighteenth century.

Demeyere shows us that there is more to Flemisch harpsichord music than only Fiocco's music and this cd is a unique statement for that and takes us into the wealth of other compostions of the eighteenth century
Ewald Demeyere has taken part in many recordings for radio and television for instance on the ACCENt label and now on Challenge Classics!
de,meyer is harpsichord player and conductor of Baroque Orchestra Bach Concentus
He also writes musicological articles and does research
Demeyere's debut on Challenge Classics

Eighteenth-century Flemish harpsichord music today is mostly identified with the Pièces de clavecin of 1731 by Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741). Although this collection, consisting of two major harpsichord suites, undoubtedly forms the high point in the genre, I want this CD to show that Fiocco was certainly not the only good Flemish harpsichord composer. (For those interested in Fioccos harpsichord works, I refer to my complete recording of his Pièces de clavecin (ACCENT 24176, 2007)). The repertoire of this CD is the result of an artistic research project I carried out into eighteenth-century Flemish harpsichord music, based on the rich collection of the Antwerp Conservatory library.

Demeyere shows us that there is more to Flemisch harpsichord music than only Fiocco;s music and this cd is a unique statement for that and takes us into the wealth of other compostions of the eighteenth century.