Huguette Dreyfus

Huguette Dreyfus is a Claveciniste French born with Mulhouse on November 30th 1928.

Biography

Huguette Dreyfus begins its studies of piano at the four years age. In 1946, she works with Lazare Levy. In 1950, having learned that Norbert Dufourcq gave a special course on Johann Sebastian Bach at the time of the biencentenaire of its death, in the class of history of the music of the Conservatoire Higher National of Music of Paris, it enters this class and remains four years there. She studies in parallel the harpsichord with the Académie Chigiana of His, with Ruggero Gerlin, itself raises Wanda Landowska. A few years afterwards, it gains the international contest of harpsichord of Genoa in 1960, and becomes one of the figures impossible to circumvent of the rebirth of the old music, contributing little by little to a true renewal of popularity of the harpsichord in France. The inimitable elegance and the quality of its play accompany a delicate sensitivity, a depth of feeling whose its music is nourished.

Its favorite instrument is a harpsichord of Hemsch, celebrates German Facteur of harpsichords which worked in Paris and whose instruments, among best built at the XVIIIe century, are often considered of a quality equal to those of Blanchet, of which it has an original instrument.

She taught with the Schola Cantorum, with the Sorbonne in Paris, CNSMD of Lyon. She also taught within the framework of the International Academy of Organ and old music of Saint-Maximin-the-Holy-Balsam, and with the Academy of Old Music of Villecroze. In this respect, quality and the significant number harpsichordists who claim themselves of his teaching is eloquent, such as Christophe Rousset, Olivier Beaumont, Jory Vinikour, Yannick the Strapping man, Noëlle Spieth. She belongs to the jury of the International Contest of Harpsichord of Paris.

Its many concerts, lectures, and recordings have permi to him to work with many musical personalities: Eduard Melkus, Christian Lardé, Luciano Sgrizzi, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, Pierre Boulez, Paul Kuentz, Bruno Amaducci, Andreas Adorjan, Lionel Rogg, Karl Scheit, Gerald Sonneck, Alfred Planyavsky, Hans Jürg Lange, Jean-Pierre Rampal, etc

Discography

Johann Sebastian Bach

Concertos BWV 1060-1065 per 2,3, and 4 harpsichords and cords, with Lugano Radio Orchestrated directed by Bruno Amaducci, like Luciano Sgrizzi, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini. Published in 2005 in the form of audio CD under reference ASIN: B00007FP6S

6 French Continuations, BWV 812-817; B-hard Capriccio BWV 992. Recorded in Paris in 1972 on a harpsichord built by Jean-Henri Hemsch in 1754, restored in 1971 per Claude Draper-Ythier. Republished in 1989 in an album of 2 CD by Archiv Produktion (Galleria) 427.149-2 (exhausted)

6 sonatas for violin and obliged harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019, with Eduard Melkus, violin. Recorded in Paris in 1973 and 1974 on Low a Jean harpsichord, restored by Claude Mercier Hythier. Published in the form of two microgrooves 33 turns by Archiv Produktion in 1975 pennies the reference 2708 032 (exhausted). This recording was again published in the form of CD by ADES S.A.

Extracted from parts for harpsichord alone : Opening BWV 831 in so minor, Prelude, running away and allegro BWV 998 in major E flat, Clavier übung delivers 3, BWV 802-805, inventions with two votes. Recorded in Paris in 1985 and 1986 on a Hemsch harpsichord pertaining to Claude Mercier Hythier. Published in the form of audio CD in 1986 by Denon under the reference 33CO-1153

Extracted from parts for harpsichord alone : Chromatic imagination and running away BWV 903 in minor D, Italian Concerto BWV 971 in major F, imagination and running away BWV 906 in C minor, Prelude and running away BWV 894 in the minor. Published in the form of audio CD on August 30th, 1993 by Denon under reference ASIN: B0000034MG

quite Moderate Keyboard - volumes 1 & 2. Published in the form of a box of 2 CD in 1993 and 1997 by Denon (exhausted), then by Bee music in 1998 pennies reference ASIN: B0000034QE

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. Recorded in Paris in 1988 on a harpsichord Jean-Henri Hemsch 1754, restored in 1971 per Claude Draper-Ythier. Denon CO-73677 (exhausted)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Sonatas for keyboard & violin obligato, with Eduard Melkus (violin): Fantasia F# minor, Wq.80, H. 536 (16 ' 12), Sonata in B minor, Wq.76, H. 512, Allegro moderato (6 ' 57), Poco andante (4 ' 38), Al Siciliano (4 ' 58); Sonata in C minor, Wq.78, H. 514, Allegro moderato (6 ' 28), Adagio my nontroppo (6 ' 32), Presto (4 ' 12). Imagination is played on a Neupert strong-piano pertaining to the Foundation of the Treillised vineyards of Villecroze, the sonatas are played on a Hemsch harpsichord pertaining to Claude Draper-Ythier. Recorded in Paris in 1987, published in the form of audio CD in 1988 with format DDD by Denon under reference CO-72434 (exhausted)

Concerto for flute and orchestra in major D, with Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute, and a chamber orchestra directed by Pierre Boulez. Published in the form of audio CD by Abeille Musique in 2004 pennies reference ACD8746 - 0047163874628.

4 Sonatas for flute and harpsichord, with Andreas Adorjan (flute). Published in 1993 by Denon.

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

9 Fantasies for Keyboard. Published in the form of audio CD in 1993 by Denon under reference ASIN: B00008EZP8

Bleated Bartok

Microcosmos (extracted): volumes 3 to 6. Note of the editor: Whoever has in memory certain crashing to pieces works that Bartok wrote for the piano will be amazed that Microcosmos could be recorded for the harpsichord! It is however well Bartok itself which, in its preliminary note, indicated the possibility of such a transcription. The result is miraculous. Published in 2004 in the Curiosita collection in the form of CD by mundi under reference ASIN Harmonized: B00015OOH4

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber

15 sonaten über die Mysterien of violine Rosenkranzes für und basso continuo of the Rosaries, with Eduard Melkus, violin, Huguette Dreyfus, harpsichord, Lionel Rogg, organ, Karl Scheit, lute, Gerald Sonneck, violoncello baroque and viola da gamba, Alfred Planyavsky, violone, Hans Jürg Lange, bassoon baroque. Recorded in Wien in 1967 on a harpsichord of Kurt Wittmayer. Published in the form of two microgrooves 33 turns by Archiv Produktion in 1967 pennies the reference 2708 012 (exhausted). Deutsche Grammophon, in the Collection Codex, again published this recording in the form of a box of 2 CD in 1997 (exhausted).

François Couperin

Parts for harpsichord (extracted): eleventh order, thirteenth order. Recorded in Japan in 1981 on a harpsichord of William Dowd. Published in the form of audio CD in 1983 by Denon under the reference 38C37-7070

Joseph Haydn

Concerto for harpsichord in G major with the Orchestra Paul Kuentz. Recorded in 2001 and published in 2005 pennies the shape of audio CD per Pierre Verany, under reference ASIN: B00005KAZW

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Fantasie Kv 397, Sonata Kv 331, Fantasie Kv 475, Sonata Kv 457, recorded on pianoforte. Published in the form of audio CD in 1993 by Denon under reference ASIN: B0000034VN

Sonatas for strong-piano, volumes 1 & 2. Published in the form of 2 CD in 1993 by Denon (exhausted).

Jean-Philippe Branch

First Book for harpsichord (Extracted): continuations as a semi minor, in major D, the major one, G major, and the Dauphine one. Published in the form of audio CD in 1962 by Valois under reference MB 419/21

Parts of Harpsichord in Concerts, Christian Lardé (flute), Jean Lamy (bass viol), published in 1983 (date to be checked) in the form of audio CD by Valois under reference MB 968.

Domenico Scarlatti

Sonatas for harpsichord. We do not know anything of this recording, if not which it was again published in the form of CD by ADES S.A.

Recital

Michel Blavet, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Joseph Haydn, Jean-Marie Leclair, Giovanni Pergolesi, with Christian Lardé (flute), the orchestra Paul Kuentz, and Jean-Marie Gabard (violoncello). Published in the form of audio CD in 1996 per Pierre Verany under reference ASIN: B000003VHB

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