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Post Subject: Bach concertos in piano vs. harpsichordPosted by JJ Triode on: 2/21/2011
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Romy,You refer to the D minor concerto as a "piano concerto," but wasn't it originally composed for harpsichord, like all his other keyboard works? (Except organ of course.) Anyway, I have a harpsichord recording of the D minor with Sylvia Marlowe, a student of Wanda Landowska, that I enjoy. I wonder if you could comment on the factors involved in hearing works like this on the piano versus harpsichord, clavichord or whatever. I suppose this question is tied to the whole notion of "original Baroque instruments" as necessary (or not) for Baroque music, but there are specific issues with the harpsichord: limited control of dynamics, and limited loudness, pretty much requiring a smaller orchestra etc. Anyway, your observations on this would interest me.Regards,JJRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site