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Stunning Harpsichord Recording

I came across a 2008 Harmonia Mundi release of Purcell's keyboard music today, played on harpsichord by Richard Egarr.

It may help that Purcell is just about my favorite composer, but the recording quality of the harpsichord is stunning. IME the harpsichord has not comfortably translated to audio, but this recording does.
jimjoyce25
mrtennis
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if one is referring to pierre hantai's recordings, the earlier recording would represent the performer at a different level of creativity. as for sound, without comparing the two recordings, there is nothing to say.

i think you are on your own, unless you want to own both recordings.
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gawdbless
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Hip hip hooray for Cristofori for making harpsichords but more importantly for inventing the piano!
Don't pluck it, HIT IT!

oops, sorry, nothing much to do with the thread.
opalchip
355 posts
 
Well if you're talking Cristofori, then the must have recording is Horszowski playing Music of Lodovico Giustini on the 1720 Cristofori Pinaoforte at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on Titanic Records. This is the very first music composed specifically for piano being played on the oldest surviving piano! And at the time of the recording Horszowski, who lived to 100, was almost as old as the piano! It's a warm 2 lp recording. Not sure if it has made it to CD as well.
psacanli
535 posts
 
Many Harmonia Mundi releases are of excellent quality so I'm not surprised.
chashmal
605 posts
 
I agree!! The other HM Purcell recording is the consort music, which is equally fabulous.
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