Corrette: Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin

Featuring

Agustín Álvarez
Michel Corrette

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Composer Biography

Michel Corrette authored the first cello method, Méthode théorique et practique pour apprendre en peu de temps le violoncelle dans sa perfection (1741), and 17 other performance practice methods.

Cultural Impact

Michel Corrette was one of the first to defend the concept of copyright, arguing against unfair competition in music subscriptions in 1765.

Performer Biography

Agustín Álvarez, the harpsichordist, has received lessons from renowned maestros including Christophe Rousset, Elisabeth Joyé, and Jacques Ogg.

Composer Biography

Michel Corrette played a fundamental role in the 'democratisation of music' by diffusing music from aristocratic circles to the rising middle class.

Composer Biography

Michel Corrette, the composer, was recognized as Grand maître des Chevaliers du Pivois in 1734 and Chevalier de l'Ordre de Christ in 1750.

Instruments

The harpsichord used for this recording was made by Andrea Restelli in Milan in 2005, modeled after a 1769 Pascal Taskin instrument.

Composition History

Michel Corrette's Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin, featured on this recording, was published in 1734 and was his first collection of keyboard works.