Sounds of Nature
Harpsichordist Susan Toman explores music by French composers of the
Baroque who delighted in incorporating sounds of the natural world into
their compositions.
Birds
“Le Coucou” (Louis-Claude Daquin)
“Le Concert des Oiseaux” (Jean-François Dandrieu)
“Le Rossignol en Amour” (François Couperin)
“Les Colombes” (Jacques Duphly)
Insects & Mythological Creatures
“Les Papillons” (François Couperin)
“Les Sylvains” (François Couperin)
“La Moucheron” (François Couperin)
Flowers
“Les vergers fleüris” (François Couperin)
Wind & Waves
“Les Tourbillons” (Jean-François Dandrieu)
“Les Ondes” (François Couperin)
“Les Tourbillons” (Jean-Philippe Rameau)
More Birds
“Le Rappel des Oiseaux” (Jean-Philippe Rameau)
“La Poule” (Jean-Philippe Rameau)