Varietas Jean-Christophe Dijoux

• 1 I. Prelude, HWV 573 02:31
• 2 II. Preludio ed Allegro, HWV 574 03:28
• 3 III. Air (Lentement), HWV 467 03:35
• 4 IV. Chaconne, HWV 453 02:08
• 5 Toccata in G Major, BuxWV 165 07:02
• 6 Partita uber die Arie: Jesu du bist allzu schone 11:44
• 7 Toccata in G Minor, BWV 915 10:45
• 8 No. 18 in E Major 04:41
• 9 No. 4 in E Minor 03:42
• 10 No. 5 in C Major 04:03
• 11 I. Ouverture 04:35
• 12 II. Courante 02:15
• 13 III. Bourree I-II 04:35
• 14 IV. Aria 03:46
• 15 V. Allemande 01:19
• 16 VI. Menuet - Trio 02:52
• 17 Rondo in C Major, Wq. 56/1, H. 260 08:21
• Total Runtime 01:21:22

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One of the most exciting harpsichordists of the younger generation, Jean-Christophe Dijoux takes us on a thrilling journey to the Baroque period and age of the keyboard virtuosos. This multiple award-winning musician (whose honors include prizes at the 2014 Bach Competition and 2013 Telemann Competition) is passionate about the musical world straddling the line between notation and improvisation. Preludes, fantasies, and fugues ranging from Handel, Father Bach, and Telemann to Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach – beneath Dijoux’ fingertips, the music presented on this new GENUIN release sounds like it was written yesterday, or even like it was being created in this very moment. Dynamic insights into a lost world!

Jean-Christophe Dijoux, Harpsichord

Jean-Christophe Dijoux
was born in Réunion in 1982. During his piano studies at the Paris Conservatoire, he discovered historical instruments, subsequently studying harpsichord with Françoise Marmin and basso continuo with Frédéric Michel. He then continued his studies at the Freiburg University of Music with Robert Hill and Michael Behringer, earning his degree with distinction in 2012. In addition, he studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Jörg-Andreas Bötticher and Jesper Christensen. At the 2013 International Telemann Competition, Jean-Christophe Dijoux won awards for the best and most stylistically accurate basso continuo playing. In 2014 he won first prize at the XIX Bach Competition in Leipzig in the harpsichord category. He has played for Radio France and at numerous festivals, including the Leipzig Bach Festival, Festival de Musique Baroque de Lamèque in Canada, and JCMS Recital Series in Cambridge. In 2012 he was harpsichordist of the European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO). In the field of contemporary music, he has often performed with the Ensemble 2e2m. With flutist Anne Freitag, he founded the Ensemble Alter Klang in 2015, which has already been honored with first prizes in two Italian competitions.

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