From the cover of The Harpsichord Diaries: A Musical Journey, a children's picture book by Elaine Funaro, Eric Love and Andrea Love (Horse & Buggy Press) Even with just a few notes, the harpsichord’s ...
One of the most "baroque" things about the work of out early-music maestro Christophe Rousset is what a prodigious prodigy he is. From his international debut as a harpsichordist of uncommon taste and ...
Your reaction to this two-CD collection of Bach’s remarkable sonatas for harpsichord and violin will depend on how closely you welcome current assumptions regarding historically informed performance.
The harpsichordist caught up with Classic FM's Jane Jones in the auditorium of the Bristol Old Vic. It's fair to say the harpsichord isn't often in the limelight. Often overshadowed by louder or more ...
Catherine Manson (violin), Ton Koopman (harpsichord) Challenge Classics CC72560 (2 CDs) *** It is, if you think about it, a most unlikely outcome. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin, uniquely ...
It would be Romantic if it weren't so Baroque... The revered Italian keyboard master decided to take in a salon costume party while visiting Venice on his most recent concert tour. All attendees were ...
Hollywood finds its next star in the harpsichord, as Jude Law takes a seat behind the early instrument for new Henry VIII film ‘Firebrand’. Speaking to PEOPLE, Jude Law revealed: “Harpsichord was hard ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Matthew Halls is best known as a conductor these days, leading ensembles like the Seattle Symphony, the ...
According to Kristian Bezuidenhout, “The Sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord BWV 1014-1019 are some of the composer’s most elusive and puzzling works… this is music that poses tantalising ...