Colin Tilney plays Harpsichord suites by Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy

Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy (1633 – 11 March 1694) Colin Tilney (1933~) Two suites from “Livre des pièces de clavecin de tous les tons naturels et transposés” Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département de la musique (MS Rés. 475) Suite en la mineur (a minor) 0:04 Allemande 4:04 Courante 5:35 Sarabande 8:11 Gigue 10:38 Chaconne Suite en ut mineur (c minor) 14:48 Allemande la Confidente 17:06 Tombeau en forme d’allemande 21:39 Courante 23:14 Sarabande 25:26 Gigue 27:32 Chaconne Played on an original harpsichord by Vincent Tibaut, Toulouse 1681, from the collection of Yannick Guillou. Voiced by Johannes Carda. Another recording on the same harpsichord: From the recording “Französische Cembalomusik“ published as part of EMI’s Reflexe series in 1978. Painting: Nicolas Poussin - “Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun” (1658), The Me