You can call me Johann. But don't expect me to answer to that.
Harpsichord. An entire CD’s worth of harpsichord. I’m back to the “Pedal Steel Greats” CD I joked about a week or so ago. For the first 10 minutes (okay, maybe five), this is okay music. But after 30, 40, 50 minutes, the harpsichord sounds like an assortment of trash can lids banging together. It loses […]
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Day Twenty Four: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (CD 2-1)
August 20th, 2011 · No Comments · 1722, Bach at 37, BWV 846-870, CD 2-1, Glenn Gould, Harpsichord, Leon Berben, Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C major, Well-Tempered Clavier
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Day Twenty One: Violin Sonatas, Part Two (CD 1-21)
August 17th, 2011 · No Comments · 1717, Bach at 32, BWV 1017, BWV 1018, BWV 1019, BWV 1019 1st version, BWV 1019a, CD 1-21, Harpsichord, Luis Otavio Santos, Pieter-Jan Belder, Three-Instrument Rule, Violin Sonatas
An interesting observation: whereas yesterday’s Violin Sonatas (with its accompanying harpsichord) grated on my nerves, today the music seems more mournful than hurtful. This work definitely violates the Three-Instrument Rule (when a harpsichord is involved, it takes two other instruments to balance out that distinctive-sounding keyboard). And, for my tastes, I think the recording mix […]
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Day Fifteen: Flute Sonatas (CD 1-15)
August 11th, 2011 · No Comments · 1717, 1718, 1735, 1741, Bach at 32, Bach at 33, Bach at 56, BWV 1013, BWV 1033, BWV 1034, BWV 1035, Flute, Flute Sonatas, Harpsichord, Jordi Savall, Stephen Preston, Trevor Pinnock, Viola
Now this is music I can dig! Today’s CD — Flute Sonatas, part two — adds a third instrument to the mix, and that (to borrow from Robert Frost) has made all the difference. Flute and harpsichord, alone (which is what yesterday’s CD offered), was like Red Bull with a shot of bourbon in it. […]
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Day Fourteen: Flute Sonatas (CD 1-14)
August 10th, 2011 · No Comments · 1717, 1730, Autobiography of a Yogi, Bach at 32, Bach at 45, BWV 1030, BWV 1031, BWV 1032, CD 1-14, Flute, Flute Sonatas, Harpsichord, Paramahansa Yogananda, Stephen Preston, Trevor Pinnock
I love being up and out before the sun rises. Sitting here at Panera Bread (my usual spot for these music-every-day listening adventures) affords me an entertaining window on the world. For example, sitting across from me is an elderly gentleman with a Pistons NBA World Champions 1989 ball cap perched askew on his head. […]
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Day Seven: Harpsichord Concertos (CD 1-7)
August 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Armin Thalheim, Bach at 50, Bach at 57, Bach at 58, Bach at 59, Burkhard Glaetzner, BWV 1056, BWV 1057, BWV 1058, BWV 1060, BWV 1065, CD 1-7, Christine Schornsheim, Harpsichord, Harpsichord Concertos, Karel van Steenhoven, Mechtild Stark, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, Paul Leenhouts, Squire of Gothos, Star Trek, Violetta Liebsch
More “Squire of Gothos” music. As I wrote in yesterday’s post, the harpsichord is an instantly recognizable instrument. As such, it’s likely you either love it or hate it. Very people probably hear the harpsichord and say, “Meh.” Of the five compositions here, I liked Concerto for Harpsichord, 2 flutes, strings, and orchestra in F […]
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