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.

Rémy Couvez

Concerts

In 1982, he performed his first concert solo.

Rémy Couvez

He's currently doing concerts with: Quintet: hurdy gurdy, baroque oboe, harpsichord, sackbut and cello ; Duet: hurdy gurdy and pipe organ.

Rémy Couvez

Discography

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

External links

Official website

References

French composers

Hurdy-gurdy players

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people