![]() It seeks to allow a relaxed interpretation, where ex tempore musical decisions would have ample chance and it also seeks to allow the "vivement" annotation to be taken into account. The present edition –for solo instrument without accompaniment– prioritizes however another feature: the extreme ease of performance. ![]() The fascinating harmony used to be one of the privileged ones. Les Baricades has been transcribed and performed on practically every possible instrument, and each of these transcriptions gathered as many virtues as possible. Other instruments are also propitious: the theorbo and the lute, which perhaps lose the full sonority, but offer dynamics and their own colors. Undoubtedly the harpsichord is the perfect instrument to listen to it. A piece that begs to be listened to several times and from which it is difficult to leave. A hypnotic Rondeau, less than three minutes long, which creates a strange atmosphere and has a strange title. Les Baricades Mystérieuses is today one of the best known works by François Couperin, Le Grand (1668-1733). Les Baricades Mystérieuses is today one of the best known works by François Couperin, Le.
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