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The Quiet Revolutionary of the Piano – Fauré’s Complete Piano Works Now on Piano Street

In the pantheon of French music, Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) often seems a paradox—an innovator cloaked in restraint, a Romantic by birth who shaped the contours of modern French music with quiet insistence. Piano Street now provides sheet music for his complete piano works: a body of music that resists spectacle, even as it brims with invention and brilliance. Read more

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Topic: Couperin - Les Barricades Mystérieuses (Read 111 times)

lambosoa

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Couperin - Les Barricades Mystérieuses

on: April 28, 2026, 03:42:06 PM

Sorry for the subpar sound quality - recorded on phone.

https://on.soundcloud.com/AijcHPL8q7kCbZS3KW

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brogers70

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Re: Couperin - Les Barricades Mystérieuses

Reply #1 on: July 15, 2026, 10:30:32 PM

Great piece, isn't it? Just enjoying chord progressions, a nice bass, and some fun suspensions in the third couplet. You've got the notes down and it sounds good overall. I'd only make a couple of suggestions. First, I think you can use a bit more rubato and agogic accents. For example, while it would sound artificial to slow down and lean on all the suspensions in the third couplet, you might trying lingering on the final one a bit. And I think overall you could leave just a little more breath between phrases - it sometimes sounds like you are rushing to get on to the next bit without quite letting the previous phrase finish. Some of the ornaments were not quite clear, particularly the Eb-D trill in the theme. But these are minor suggestions. Sounds good, and it's a great piece.