The dual-harpsichord performances here represent François Couperin's original intentions only in a few cases; most of the works here are better known as solo harpsichord pieces or as trio sonatas. The justification for performing them this way is twofold: first there is the existence of several movements in Couperin's Ordres or suites that do in ...
This disc is intended to introduce a collection of keyboard instruments in Edinburgh, Scotland, but actually it accomplishes much more. The instruments featured here were built all over Europe, with the majority from the British Isles or France. They date from between 1586 and 1810, with the first example being an Italian virginal and the final ...
This album marks a second selection of pieces recorded by performer John Kitchen on historical keyboard instruments from Scotland's Raymond Russell Collection, and either or both albums make superb choices for anyone interested in what keyboard music sounded like before the piano and before the essentially engineering-oriented procedure of equal ...
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