1. Prélude 00:00
2. Allemande fuguée 01:26
3. Air tendre 03:40
4. Air contrefugué 06:15
5. Echos 09:21

The Concerts Royaux (Royal Concerts) are four suites composed by François Couperin for the French court of Louis XIV between 1714 and 1715 – hence the qualifier "royal". Composed while chamber music concerts were in vogue, they are intended for listening more than dancing. They were published in 1722 without indication of instrumentation; therefore, the same piece can be played by solo harpsichord or by an ensemble with a bass instrument, a violin, a viol, and an oboe or a flute. Each concert is composed of a prelude and a succession of dances in the traditional order.

François Couperin: Concerts Royaux No. 2

Andrew Birse - Violinist