Blandine Verlet

French harpsichordist. Born on February 27, 1942. Dead on December 30, 2018. Since the 1970es, she's recorded around 100 albums (she began recording for Philips, switching later for the label Astrée), among others the complete works for harpsichord of François Couperin, Louis Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau. She also recorded Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations (considered as "one of the finest harpsichord versions in the catalog") and Well-Tempered Keyboard. Her repertoire ranges from the 16th century to the contemporary composers (György Ligeti, Schapirra, Georges Aperghis, André Boucourechliev). She also plays clavichord, forte-piano and organ.