JOHANN MATTHESON (1681-1764): Pièces de Clavecin: Suites No. 1 in D Minor, No. 6 in E Flat and No. 9 in G Minor, 13 excerpts from Suites Nos. 4, 5, 11 & 12.

Description: Published in 1714, Matheson's two volumes of harpsichord suites came out only a year after Couperin ushered in a new era for the instrument and he masterfully combines the conventions of the French suite with the dominant French and Italian aesthetics of the time while also adding a strong dose of Germanic counterpoint. Cristiano Holtz (harpsichord).