JEAN FRANÇOIS DANDRIEU (c.1682-1738): Livres de Pièces de Clavecin Nos. 1-3.

Description: While Dandrieu’s early harpsichord pieces were written in the shadow of 17th-century composers, the three books published between 1724 and 1735 demonstrate a radically new direction for the composer. Such a shift can be attributed to changing tastes: harpsichord music as early as the last decade of the previous century shows a gradual distancing from many techniques that were primarily associated with the lute.ornamentation is straightforward, textures tend towards two-part writing, and figuration always falls comfortably under the hand. 4 CDs. Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord).