This is the fourth in a series of posts about appreciating classical music. Catch up on the first three parts of the series here, here and here. Though its name sounds archaic, the harpsichord is a ...

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At the height of the chimerical quest for period authenticity in the 1970's and 80's, Bach seemed to be virtually off limits for any pianist not named Glenn Gould. (Gould was evidently exempt because ...

If the period instrument movement of the last half century has taught us anything, it's how to quibble earnestly about questions like: Should Bach's keyboard music be played on a harpsichord or piano?

If the Kilkenny Arts Festival has whetted rather than sated your appetite for Bach, here’s Andreas Staier swinging into view with new versions of seven harpsichord concertos on two mid-price CDs. The ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW By James R. Oestreich How were the planets aligned on Wednesday and Thursday, and when might it happen again? In a convergence ...

Revelatory Mahan Esfahani, Keith Jarrett live in 1987 and Olivier Latry at the Proms Now that we so often hear Bach’s keyboard works played on the piano (and the debate about whether it’s even ...

JS Bach wrote, or rewrote, seven solo harpsichord concertos. Most of them began life as showpieces for other instruments – violin, oboe d’amore – and occasionally their potted history makes for an ...

The audience was small. The slight keyboard instrument painted green on the stage wasn’t imposing. Beyond the first few rows of Walt Disney Concert Hall Wednesday, the delicate sound it made was faint ...

Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings Masato Suzuki, Harpsichord Bach Collegium Japan Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings Masato Suzuki, Harpsichord Bach Collegium Japan Concerto for Harpsichord and ...

On the BMW of harpsichords, Andreas Staier takes a drive through Bach's Goldberg Variations. Stick Your Head Into A High Performance Harpsichord Stick Your Head Into A High Performance Harpsichord ...