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In 2004, the French virtuoso Banjaman Allard won the Bruges International Old Music Competition, a gateway to success for young players of old instruments. The following year, he became the resident organist of the new Aubertin organ in Saint-Louis-en-Lille church in Paris, and has been playing Bach on various organs, including the one with a full set of foot keys and sound plugs, as well as playing both harpsichord and organ equally well on recordings, and has been a member of ALPHA and He has recorded a series of Bach's keyboard works for ALPHA and Harmonia Mundi France. Conversely, we have rarely had the opportunity to hear Allard play works other than Bach, but during an encore performance of his Japan tour in May 2022, he gave an astonishing interpretation of Scarlatti's sonata, demonstrating that his commitment to Bach's works did not indicate the limits of his aptitude or tastes. Further confirmation of this surprising recording surprisingly appears on the Spanish label March Vivo: a recording of a concert in Madrid on February 1, 2020, with a carefully selected program of works by three of the most important members of the Couperin family, renowned in the history of French music. (C)RS