Tilman Skowroneck – Couperin: Harpsichord Works (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:20:02 minutes | 1,70 GB | Genre: Classical
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This is a stupendously good recording of a notoriously troublesome instrument to realistically and authentically capture and project. It positions the listener’s perspective in front of the keyboard, with the higher treble strings emanating from the right speaker, the lower bass strings from the left, and the mid range right down the middle. And if you play it loud enough, you can feel the vibrations from the lowest bass strings rumble through the floorboards. The instrument used in this recording is a 1981 two-manual harpsichord based on 18th century French models, built by Tilman Skowroneck’s father, Martin Skowroneck. If it’s anything like his other instruments, it’s built using bird quill and beryllium copper strings instead of brass. It’s blessed with a full-bodied and resonant sound, far removed from the sonic characteristics of “plinky” and metallic sounding harpsichords.
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