
This release is a good example of Andreas Staier’s intelligent program building, both intellectually and musically speaking. Two motifs form a thread that runs through
Have you noticed the growing trend of pianists taking up 17th-century keyboard works on the modern concert grand? Perhaps it has to do with the
Long overshadowed by his famous nephew François, Louis Couperin’s reputation has increased tenfold over the past decade or so. More harpsichordists (at least on disc)
The 39 baroque and early classical-period harpsichord miniatures Ricardo Magnus has assembled for this release are curated with great care and consideration in regard to
It’s unlikely that you’ll ever hear a harpsichord that’s more brilliantly colored, vibrant, and full-bodied than the two-manual instrument that Naoki Kitaya uses to record