Stunning Harpsichord Recording

HAMBURG 1734-Andreas Staier, Harmonia Mundi

This is not only an absolutely stunning fidelity recording but also a virtuoso performance of an incredible instrument.

If your system is truly capable of full range frequency response, this is one hell of a hair raising ride which captures a very real presence with astonishing depth and dynamics rarely captured on CD this well !!

if you want to hear an expert play the harpsichord, listen to pierre hantai, sophie yates or raphael puyana.

since the harpsichord is my favorite instrument, i own 100's of solo harpsichord recordings. most sound overly percussive and focused. they don't sound anything like a live harpsichord.

oh, i forgot to mention trevor pinnock.

MrT: Can you recommend some that you think sound right?

i find that the cd labels i have mentioned preserve the timbre of the harpsichord. accent, naive, astree, some of the sophie yates recordings on chandos and most of the recordings on the glossa label are worthy of audition.

you can find these recordings on amazon.com .

if you want specific performances, please let me know. i'll browse through my cd collection and provide titles.

Specific performances would be great, when you have the time. I'd be more comfortable starting with known quantities to get a sense of how the recordings should sound.