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Topic: Couperin 'The Mysterious Barricades'  (Read 5663 times)

Offline awesom_o

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Couperin 'The Mysterious Barricades'
on: March 27, 2013, 12:04:15 AM
This is one of my favourite pieces!

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Re: Couperin 'The Mysterious Barricades'
Reply #1 on: April 03, 2013, 01:40:33 AM
Wow! Great! I'm surprised no one's commented. I hadn't heard this piece before, thanks for posting! 

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Re: Couperin 'The Mysterious Barricades'
Reply #2 on: April 04, 2013, 12:47:30 AM
Thank you! Although it has been one of Couperin's most famous pieces ever since it was written, it is seldom played. It sounds much easier than it actually is. I'll be posting more Couperin in the future. Check out the other French Baroque stuff I've posted in the mean time.
 

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