http://syntheway.net - Gavotte, from Concerts Royaux, Premier Concert (François Couperin, Les concerts royaux: concert No. 1 in G major) using Syntheway RetroMagix Harpsichord VST VST3 Audio Unit plugin Software. (Windows, Mac)
Website: http://retromagix.syntheway.net
- Note: A set of suites composed by François Couperin for the French court of Louis XIV between 1714 and 1715, hence the qualifier "royal". Composed at a time that chamber music concerts were in vogue, they are intended for listening more than dancing. They were published in 1722 without indication of instrumentation. The same piece can therefore be played by a solo harpsichord, or by an ensemble with a bass instrument, a violin, a viol, and an oboe or a flute. The freedom left for instrumentation is also found in certain works of Marin Marais and Gaspard Le Roux. This collection was supplemented in 1724 by a set of "Nouveaux Concerts" with the subtitle les Goûts réunis, or the "reunited tastes" of French and Italian styles. Each concert is composed of a prelude and a succession of dances in the traditional order (allemande, sarabande or courante, followed by other dances.) François Couperin (French: [f??~swa kup??~]; 10 November 1668 – 11 September 1733) was a French Baroque composer, organist and harpsichordist. He was known as Couperin le Grand ("Couperin the Great") to distinguish him from other members of the musically talented Couperin family.
Software Description:
RetroMagix is a virtual harpsichord based on the Flemish (Belgian Dutch), French, German and Italian models and designed for creating a wide range of sounds. Suitable for Renaissance, Baroque and Classical music as well as for contemporary harpsichord, neoclassical and fusion style. Available as plugin in VST 32 bit and 64 bit and VST3 64 bit versions for Windows / Audio Unit, VST and VST3 for macOS.