Couperin - 2 Masses for Organ - Organ choral enjoyed for its many gorgeous

enjoyed for its many gorgeous melodies

Gnossienne

the year of his death

Sixteen Tons

Many musical genres are represented including traditional hymn tunes

Couperin - 2 Masses for Organ - Organ choral enjoyed for its many gorgeousOne of the greatest figures of the French classical school, Franois Couperin (16681733), called le grand, was royal organist at the court of Louis XIV and the leading French composer of his day. Trained early as an organist, he possessed solid contrapuntal skills as well as a softness and naturalness of style characteristic of French music. His two masses for organ were his only compositions for this instrument. Published when Couperin was only 21,