Gilbert Desruisseaux
My personal favorite
of the 17th-century French instruments is the double-manual example by
Desruisseaux. The case is of painted walnut, with a double-curved
bentside. In my opinion the instrument was originally strung in brass at
a low pitch ca. A-370. In this configuration, the instrument offers a
warm, resonant sound, but with a clarity that is ideally suited to the
thickly voiced chords of Louis Couperin, or the dense textures of
D'Anglebert and early François Couperin. Small and light, this
instrument can serve as an interesting alternative to the usual Italian
continuo instrument.
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