Christ Church of the Ascension will host its next installment of “Concerts at Christ Church” on Sunday, April 27, at 4:30 p.m ...

Why not 44, or 200? Let’s go back to the days before the piano, when composers wrote for the harpsichord, which has just 60 keys, and each key is its own note, its own sound. Around 1700 ...

It’s been such a pleasure, this song was love at first harpsichord! The sextet have also announced live dates for 2025, including festival dates at Primavera Sound, Paredes De Coura, Lowlands ...

The use of harpsichord in the Baroque period limited the dynamic range of the continuo. The harpsichord was plucked and its volume did not depend on the pressure used to play the keys. The ...

Listen to this effect in J.S. Bach's 'Badinerie' from Suite No. 2. The harpsichord made a short, staccato sound as the strings were plucked inside the instrument. If a Baroque composer wanted a ...

With JS Bach’s sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord, though, she now tackles repertoire that is not only considerably higher in quality but which also has a discography which features most of ...