Handsome Harpsichord

Bach, Johann Sebastian;
Handel, George Frideric;
Buxtehude, Dietrich;
Rameau, Jean-Philippe;
Couperin, François;
Byrd, William;
Scarlatti, Domenico;
Couperin, Louis;
Soler, Antonio;
Purcell, Henry;
Forqueray, Antoine;
Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann

Różni wykonawcy

8.578184

While the keyboards of the piano and harpsichord are similar, their playing techniques are quite different. The strings of the harpsichord are plucked with a quill rather than struck with a hammer, so every nuance of phrasing is down to the subtle touch of the player. There is something special about hearing music on the instrument for which it was originally written, and this programme treats us to dances from England with Byrd and Purcell, Baroque masterpieces by Bach and Handel, and elaborate and descriptive French works by Couperin and Rameau, whose Les Sauvages was inspired by Native American chieftains who danced for king Louis XV.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Naxos

02-03-2020

0747313818471