Tilman Skowroneck - Couperin: Harpsichord Works (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 509 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 203 Mb | 01:20:02
Classical | Label: TYXart
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 509 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 203 Mb | 01:20:02
Classical | Label: TYXart
This is a stupendously good recording of a notoriously troublesome instrument to realistically and authentically capture and project. It positions the listener's perspective in front of the keyboard, with the higher treble strings emanating from the right speaker, the lower bass strings from the left, and the mid range right down the middle. And if you play it loud enough, you can feel the vibrations from the lowest bass strings rumble through the floorboards. The instrument used in this recording is a 1981 two-manual harpsichord based on 18th century French models, built by Tilman Skowroneck's father, Martin Skowroneck. If it's anything like his other instruments, it's built using bird quill and beryllium copper strings instead of brass. It's blessed with a full-bodied and resonant sound, far removed from the sonic characteristics of "plinky" and metallic sounding harpsichords.Tracklist:
On this instrument, the music of French baroque innovator François Couperin "Couperin le Grand" (1668-1733) comes to life under the erudite scrutiny of Tilman Skowroneck. Steering away from the traditional form of keyboard suites which included dance movements like the Sarabande, Courante, Bourrée, etc …, Couperin introduced the more programmatic and descriptive pièces de caractère (character pieces), and published many books with the purpose of teaching musicians the art of playing the harpsichord, the common keyboard instrument at the time. Less exacting than their German counterparts, these rather informal pieces must have appealed to a broader range of aspiring musicians. Not to say that they don't impose their own level of musical integrity, but their more alluring and highly ornamented style makes for a less severe learning, and listening experience. And here it's the combined artistry of Tilman Skowroneck and the rich sound of this particular harpsichord that may well revive interest in this archaic, but irreplaceable instrument here in our digital age.
1. L'art de toucher le clavecin (Excerpts): No. 1 in C Major (01:04)
2. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 3 (Excerpts): No. 1, La ténébreuse (04:05)
3. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 3 (Excerpts): No. 2, Première courante (01:39)
4. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 3 (Excerpts): No. 3, Seconde courante (02:01)
5. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 3 (Excerpts): No. 4, Sarabande "La lugubre" (02:53)
6. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 3 (Excerpts): No. 10, Les regrets (03:14)
7. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 3 (Excerpts): No. 12, Chaconne "La favorite" (03:59)
8. L'art de toucher le clavecin (Excerpts): No. 2 in D Minor (01:27)
9. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No.1, Allemande "La laborieuse" (03:53)
10. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No. 2, Première courante (01:49)
11. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No. 3, Seconde courante (02:20)
12. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No. 4, Sarabande "La prude" (02:19)
13. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No. 14, La terpsicore (04:02)
14. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No. 15, La florentine (01:49)
15. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No. 16, La garnier (04:06)
16. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No. 18, Les idées heureuses (04:29)
17. Premier livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 2 (Excerpts): No. 23, Les papillons (02:06)
18. L'art de toucher le clavecin (Excerpts): No. 6 in B Minor (01:45)
19. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 1, La raphaéle (05:48)
20. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 2, Allemande "L'ausoniéne" (02:38)
21. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 3, Première courante (02:11)
22. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 4, Seconde courante (02:38)
23. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 5, Sarabande "L'unique" (02:24)
24. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 6, Gavotte (01:40)
25. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 7, Rondeau (02:10)
26. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 8, Gigue (03:09)
27. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 9, Passacaille (06:00)
28. Second livre, de pièces de clavecin, Ordre 8: No. 10, La morinéte (02:11)
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FILE: 28 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 10, La morinéte.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 46AD124F957B25A7979F9219FEC7387B370E184E
FILE: 27 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 9, Passacaille.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: A71D5B3C47896646FA80A93FDBE2DA63CE7F63EB
FILE: 26 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 8, Gigue.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 7DCC01670CD8DF60CAA238194ECCB991CA160A9A
FILE: 25 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 7, Rondeau.flac
Size: 14078382 Hash: C680869CC40B0E7DD73E75272C5F171B Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 3E9864346976510E87D1B87800BF66CFCFE66266
FILE: 24 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 6, Gavotte.flac
Size: 10771564 Hash: 0816DEC5D5EED1F074BB12556251E61C Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: D3D809D9087A621D9FE918E6AF728E29089EF322
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: B6F714E2EA3F9160A533978208B02D7A2CCA938C
FILE: 22 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 4, Seconde courante.flac
Size: 18014501 Hash: 631D3FB1C92338FB480736169D6118BE Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 43%
Signature: FCC3E65FBC8030AE63451954E87AFF7042B27CB0
FILE: 21 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 3, Première courante.flac
Size: 13854124 Hash: 002AD3D7EC80D5CE858093207B69114D Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 87%
Signature: 72FC8D5864F13918E512286C54E0219BDB762732
FILE: 20 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 2, Allemande ''L'ausoniéne''.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 05CD58C77B418394C435EB8BA076FC2DC10D91E0
FILE: 19 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 1, La raphaéle.flac
Size: 38764150 Hash: 32CD26C7C1831173FCA4E4C48E4A75A3 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: MPEG 91%
Signature: 218453200DE515F0703A60C4C81026F6A7D53969
FILE: 18 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 6 in B Minor.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 43%
Signature: 5987C0D98535DCEFFF03D3F728E825F5C7F9A1F5
FILE: 17 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 23, Les papillons.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 9F0C2EFDF1D9083713E8B0E9443682A0AA9DCF87
FILE: 16 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 18, Les idées heureuses.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 62%
Signature: A27A446DB034A29AD5E385C5EDA7D3C1D7A06D20
FILE: 15 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 16, La garnier.flac
Size: 26584900 Hash: 1E69578D1077886369F22353FD64A31C Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: A64BBF9B10B9FB2A7E9F9A2F99EF1E2205FE18C0
FILE: 14 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 15, La florentine.flac
Size: 12185704 Hash: AA5C2E4B4607F286A11A4D7FA49E394D Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 87%
Signature: 6B908C8258D4A1F205892BFBE471D93311EB4D13
FILE: 13 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 14, La terpsicore.flac
Size: 27868145 Hash: 676F6E8E0FB19377CDD96209FE27B5C0 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 87%
Signature: 20E6E3CCE317171D31DB94AC1E17DE75E7CE93C8
FILE: 12 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 4, Sarabande ''La prude''.flac
Size: 15247091 Hash: 4D1C7FDFB3B119E9D3F78798C5684BEC Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 374CE9FA5EBD8C511389C15BF8AAAC17A5A1D732
FILE: 11 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 3, Seconde courante.flac
Size: 15477683 Hash: 698F0225C3A4C01A84C5C25C10E8D9C5 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: E28343181E8886D8B93CC0E09E057245A2F7FC7D
FILE: 10 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 2, Première courante.flac
Size: 12594267 Hash: D92C23296D97D088A65C93F35FDBCF1E Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 3DAD32F5951E0B57263C8EC1FF73F5919AF8F8CE
FILE: 09 - Tilman Skowroneck - No.1, Allemande ''La laborieuse''.flac
Size: 25940242 Hash: C8EADBC433F613F16C27271602813109 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 85%
Signature: EAE3BD5BEE8D11A328F035C6A632F190172595A9
FILE: 08 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 2 in D Minor.flac
Size: 8685691 Hash: 7BDACECD12EFA6F8EF238422BDA615DF Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 99%
Signature: 4D080F2B2A35E55CC131460CA2396F00BCD2173D
FILE: 07 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 12, Chaconne ''La favorite''.flac
Size: 27131302 Hash: 64DC9F21954FD371C820CE2E3CBA708A Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 86%
Signature: 125FFCD5C3CE5317FE2D0302D46F704380BFCD1A
FILE: 06 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 10, Les regrets.flac
Size: 21208198 Hash: A386A419CE767A748AC6D72339FAF597 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: D3FAF83997878B421C71965CFC0F1BB30AE5B9C6
FILE: 05 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 4, Sarabande ''La lugubre''.flac
Size: 18949167 Hash: 4E964A84EF5F80C807C8F2B1EFE68AD2 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: MPEG 91%
Signature: 05A0F1216249AEF7583E57050E55B7118A04314E
FILE: 04 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 3, Seconde courante.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: FFAD4BADB04AC75BC75569482A7F0A7B1F4FAC96
FILE: 03 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 2, Première courante.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: B593A91CDFF9ABE847754604F97ACD4FF4E1CE8D
FILE: 02 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 1, La ténébreuse.flac
Size: 27226029 Hash: 6F7871CEF855DA7E98161445B9934745 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: E94C8B9480D7D086A254B0522FC1AAF0135B79B5
FILE: 01 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 1 in C Major.flac
Size: 6395769 Hash: 31683689183142AE0319D5757CC5CA7E Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: D632ADCF48242FBE767D4F4AC935DC0A2A496848
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FILE: 28 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 10, La morinéte.flac
Size: 14264644 Hash: F5D039840F8A4D476E1107E84B6DD158 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 46AD124F957B25A7979F9219FEC7387B370E184E
FILE: 27 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 9, Passacaille.flac
Size: 40643841 Hash: 26C2CCFCDC193471EFCBEC5E2D0B28B8 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: A71D5B3C47896646FA80A93FDBE2DA63CE7F63EB
FILE: 26 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 8, Gigue.flac
Size: 22154111 Hash: B129ACCCA3D1030400A1CED5D0DD4B48 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 7DCC01670CD8DF60CAA238194ECCB991CA160A9A
FILE: 25 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 7, Rondeau.flac
Size: 14078382 Hash: C680869CC40B0E7DD73E75272C5F171B Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 3E9864346976510E87D1B87800BF66CFCFE66266
FILE: 24 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 6, Gavotte.flac
Size: 10771564 Hash: 0816DEC5D5EED1F074BB12556251E61C Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: D3D809D9087A621D9FE918E6AF728E29089EF322
FILE: 23 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 5, Sarabande ''L'unique''.flac
Size: 16139223 Hash: ED037A725532F2B96D411F4CA27B7CB8 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: B6F714E2EA3F9160A533978208B02D7A2CCA938C
FILE: 22 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 4, Seconde courante.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 43%
Signature: FCC3E65FBC8030AE63451954E87AFF7042B27CB0
FILE: 21 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 3, Première courante.flac
Size: 13854124 Hash: 002AD3D7EC80D5CE858093207B69114D Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 87%
Signature: 72FC8D5864F13918E512286C54E0219BDB762732
FILE: 20 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 2, Allemande ''L'ausoniéne''.flac
Size: 18165372 Hash: E6C1053CEDB87FA36F39146A78936098 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 05CD58C77B418394C435EB8BA076FC2DC10D91E0
FILE: 19 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 1, La raphaéle.flac
Size: 38764150 Hash: 32CD26C7C1831173FCA4E4C48E4A75A3 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: MPEG 91%
Signature: 218453200DE515F0703A60C4C81026F6A7D53969
FILE: 18 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 6 in B Minor.flac
Size: 11351958 Hash: B1A26A8B62592B858D4B65DAF1FDB746 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 43%
Signature: 5987C0D98535DCEFFF03D3F728E825F5C7F9A1F5
FILE: 17 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 23, Les papillons.flac
Size: 14009790 Hash: A6C6FA7A0A35DB80D77D66A652BD3F83 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 9F0C2EFDF1D9083713E8B0E9443682A0AA9DCF87
FILE: 16 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 18, Les idées heureuses.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 62%
Signature: A27A446DB034A29AD5E385C5EDA7D3C1D7A06D20
FILE: 15 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 16, La garnier.flac
Size: 26584900 Hash: 1E69578D1077886369F22353FD64A31C Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: A64BBF9B10B9FB2A7E9F9A2F99EF1E2205FE18C0
FILE: 14 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 15, La florentine.flac
Size: 12185704 Hash: AA5C2E4B4607F286A11A4D7FA49E394D Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 87%
Signature: 6B908C8258D4A1F205892BFBE471D93311EB4D13
FILE: 13 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 14, La terpsicore.flac
Size: 27868145 Hash: 676F6E8E0FB19377CDD96209FE27B5C0 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 87%
Signature: 20E6E3CCE317171D31DB94AC1E17DE75E7CE93C8
FILE: 12 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 4, Sarabande ''La prude''.flac
Size: 15247091 Hash: 4D1C7FDFB3B119E9D3F78798C5684BEC Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 374CE9FA5EBD8C511389C15BF8AAAC17A5A1D732
FILE: 11 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 3, Seconde courante.flac
Size: 15477683 Hash: 698F0225C3A4C01A84C5C25C10E8D9C5 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: E28343181E8886D8B93CC0E09E057245A2F7FC7D
FILE: 10 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 2, Première courante.flac
Size: 12594267 Hash: D92C23296D97D088A65C93F35FDBCF1E Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 3DAD32F5951E0B57263C8EC1FF73F5919AF8F8CE
FILE: 09 - Tilman Skowroneck - No.1, Allemande ''La laborieuse''.flac
Size: 25940242 Hash: C8EADBC433F613F16C27271602813109 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 85%
Signature: EAE3BD5BEE8D11A328F035C6A632F190172595A9
FILE: 08 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 2 in D Minor.flac
Size: 8685691 Hash: 7BDACECD12EFA6F8EF238422BDA615DF Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 99%
Signature: 4D080F2B2A35E55CC131460CA2396F00BCD2173D
FILE: 07 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 12, Chaconne ''La favorite''.flac
Size: 27131302 Hash: 64DC9F21954FD371C820CE2E3CBA708A Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 86%
Signature: 125FFCD5C3CE5317FE2D0302D46F704380BFCD1A
FILE: 06 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 10, Les regrets.flac
Size: 21208198 Hash: A386A419CE767A748AC6D72339FAF597 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: D3FAF83997878B421C71965CFC0F1BB30AE5B9C6
FILE: 05 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 4, Sarabande ''La lugubre''.flac
Size: 18949167 Hash: 4E964A84EF5F80C807C8F2B1EFE68AD2 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: MPEG 91%
Signature: 05A0F1216249AEF7583E57050E55B7118A04314E
FILE: 04 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 3, Seconde courante.flac
Size: 13772406 Hash: 5EB9CDB3FD22F8C27771FFC3CD75BDB2 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: FFAD4BADB04AC75BC75569482A7F0A7B1F4FAC96
FILE: 03 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 2, Première courante.flac
Size: 10807389 Hash: 9877C8F5F6C75403617133851958A26E Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: B593A91CDFF9ABE847754604F97ACD4FF4E1CE8D
FILE: 02 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 1, La ténébreuse.flac
Size: 27226029 Hash: 6F7871CEF855DA7E98161445B9934745 Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: E94C8B9480D7D086A254B0522FC1AAF0135B79B5
FILE: 01 - Tilman Skowroneck - No. 1 in C Major.flac
Size: 6395769 Hash: 31683689183142AE0319D5757CC5CA7E Accuracy: -m8
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: D632ADCF48242FBE767D4F4AC935DC0A2A496848