In the exceptional setting of the Cour de l'Intendant at the Hôtel de la Marine, harpsichordist Alessio Zanfardino and actor ...

Elizabeth Field plays the violin as Kerry Heimann plays the harpsichord Tuesday, March 11, 2025, during the Bach at Noon ...

Williams College senior Ridgway M. Banks constructed a homemade harpsichord in the cellar of his Cambridge home during vacation periods.

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 ...

To watch Mahan Esfahani play the harpsichord is to watch a philosopher at work. While there’s often playfulness and shimmering levity you can feel the thought behind each note. The Iranian-American’s ...

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 ...

The concert will highlight the intricate interplay between soloists in Bach’s “Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor” and feature other works for strings and harpsichord. The musicians ...