About Rémy Couvez
Born 1950. Rémy Couvez is a French composer and musician.
Rémy Couvez is a French composer and viellist, a musician who plays the hurdy-gurdy.
Biography He was introduced to the hurdy-gurdy in 1978, and he started playing the instrument in 1981. Until 2000, he created music combining the hurdy-gurdy with electric instruments. Since then, he's come back to acoustic music.
Concerts In 1982, he performed his first concert solo.
He's currently doing concerts with: Quintet: hurdy gurdy, baroque oboe, harpsichord, sackbut and cello ; Duet: hurdy gurdy and pipe organ.
Discography Sources: 1986: Paysages Intérieurs, self-published 1993: Propos Insolites, Buda Musique editions 1997: Itinérances, Buda Musique editions 2000: Wheeling Dance, Buda Musique editions 2008: Confluence, Buda Musique editions 2012: Wood Song, Buda Musique editions 2014: Vielle et Orgue, Buda Musique editions 2018: Quintus Novum, Buda Musique editions
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Who is Rémy Couvez?
French composer
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Rémy Couvez was born in 1950.
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Rémy Couvez is a composer and musician.
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Rémy Couvez is French.
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