A great performance of a high difficulty piece of harpsichord music
Posted Oct 19, 2016, 12:22 AM UTC
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I really love the harpsichord. The sound it makes is just awesome.
Edit: And a really great piece too!
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This video has a better view of the fingers. It looks like they might playing both manuals at the same time with the same hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMbBYR_lplE&t=2m56s
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It's also much easier to hear this recording!
It looks like they might playing both manuals at the same time with the same hand:
Yes, the manuals are coupled together (meaning playing the lower one also causes the upper one to be played).
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This piece and the composer is known by all harpishot players but by noone else.
This pieces are so good, really like harpishot paroxism
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Holy Toledo.
This is almost hilariously virtuosic.
While I've been aware of Royer (only by name), I've never taken the time to actually listen to him. Count me as gobsmacked!
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Why oh why did they set the mike across an echoing room? The recording could be so much better.
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I was not expecting that change at 2:30 at all
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Eruption in C minor by Edvard Von Hälen
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IMSLP Link for those who like to follow along.
That was pretty incredible. What's the action on a harpsichord as compared to a piano? I feel playing this on a piano would be even harder.
The keys on a harpsichord have quite a bit of resistance at first; this feeling is the plectrum being pushed against the string. Once you sound the note though, it's really light. The keys also tend to be a bit smaller. I agree playing this piece (although way beyond my level!) would probably be easier on harpsichord.