{"product_id":"simone-el-oufir-pierini-le-bret-pieces-de-clavecin-cd","title":"Simone El Oufir Pierini - Le Bret: Pieces de Clavecin (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe surviving work of a mystery composer from\r\nthe late French Baroque, in a new recording by a\r\nhighly accomplished young early-music\r\nkeyboardist.\r\nNothing is known of Le Bret beyond the volume of\r\nkeyboard pieces reproduced here, which analysis\r\nof both musical style and ancillary details has\r\ndated to the 1730s or 1740s. Whoever he was, Le\r\nBret was clearly inspired by François Couperin and\r\nJean-Philippe Rameau, and his style is comparable\r\nto that of the harpsichordists who followed in\r\ntheir footsteps between 1720 and 1740, such as\r\nJean-François Dandrieu, François d'Agincourt,\r\nJoseph Bodin de Boismortier, Bernard de Bury and\r\nJacques Duphly in his first two books.\r\nLike them, Le Bret alternates dances and character\r\npieces. On the other hand, he makes no\r\nconcessions to the taste for pastoral and country\r\nmusic, does not seem influenced by opera music,\r\nand does not overdo descriptive effects\r\nand virtuosity. All in all, Le Bret remains\r\nfaithful to the subtle and poetic language\r\nof the harpsichord; as he says in his\r\npreface, he has 'always endeavored in\r\ncomposing them to adorn them with the\r\nmost graceful songs, knowing from our\r\nmost illustrious masters that this is the\r\nbeauty of this instrument.' As Simone El\r\nOufir Pierini observes in his booklet essay\r\nfor this album, one evident example of Le\r\nBret's knowledge of 'our most illustrious\r\nmasters' arises in the piece titled\r\nL'Embarassante, a stylish homage to Les\r\nCyclopes by Rameau.\r\nBorn in Rome in 1996, Simone El Oufir\r\nPierini studied piano at the conservatoire\r\nof the Accademia Nazionale di Santa\r\nCecilia. Developing a particular interest in\r\nhistorically informed piano practice, he\r\nattended masterclasses led by Alexei Lubimov\r\nand Andreas Staier, before undertaking\r\nspecialised study of harpsichord and basso\r\ncontinuo with such teachers as Andrea Coen and\r\nGiovanni Togni. He has made several wellreceived albums for Brilliant Classics, both solo\r\nand with colleagues.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49641547628844,"sku":"5028421969305","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0863\/2257\/7708\/files\/4344102-3187710.jpg?v=1724311655","url":"https:\/\/joseyrecords.com\/products\/simone-el-oufir-pierini-le-bret-pieces-de-clavecin-cd","provider":"Josey Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}