The Most Beautiful Sounding Instrument

[frippardthree]

I'm rather fond of the harpsichord.

I had always liked the harpsichord intro to this song.

Richard Harris - MacArthur Park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHS8hj4TdT8

Bach was definitely a pioneer in composing for the instrument!

The harpsichord concertos, BWV 1052-1065, are concertos for harpsichord, strings and continuo by Johann Sebastian Bach. There are seven concertos for a single harpsichord, (BWV 1052-1058), three concertos for 2 harpsichords (BWV 1060-1062), two concertos for 3 harpsichords (BWV 1063-1064), and one concerto for 4 harpsichords, (BWV 1065). Two other concertos include solo harpsichord parts: the concerto BWV 1044, which has solo parts for harpsichord, violin and flute, and Brandenburg concerto no.5, BWV 1050, with the same scoring.
All of Bach's harpsichord concertos (with the exception of the Brandenburg concerto) are thought to be arrangements made from earlier concertos for melodic instruments probably written in Cöthen. In many cases, only the harpsichord version has survived.

Retrieved From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpsic...s_(J._S._Bach)

[theTasmanian]

I had never taken any notice of a harpsichord(never seen on in the flesh) so i had a look see and i like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71iUAFFQ8ik

[frippardthree]

I had never taken any notice of a harpsichord(never seen on in the flesh) so i had a look see and i like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71iUAFFQ8ik

She can really play!

The Beatles used the Harpsichord a little bit!

The Beatles - In My Life (Stereo) (Remastered)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NWk6rXxGzA

The Beatles - All you need Is Love (Harpsichord / Backing Vocals)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5BA26i9RBI

[celticruine]

I prefer Bach´s Menuett played on Harpsichord.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WH4B...eature=related

[frippardthree]

Rameau is a nice discovery, as well.

Jean-Philippe Rameau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃filip ʀaˈmo]) (September 25, 1683, Dijon – September 12, 1764) was one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the Baroque era.[1] He replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera and is also considered the leading French composer for the harpsichord of his time, alongside François Couperin.[2]

Little is known about Rameau's early years, and it was not until the 1720s that he won fame as a major theorist of music with his Treatise on Harmony (1722). He was almost 50 before he embarked on the operatic career on which his reputation chiefly rests. His debut, Hippolyte et Aricie (1733), caused a great stir and was fiercely attacked for its revolutionary use of harmony by the supporters of Lully's style of music. Nevertheless, Rameau's pre-eminence in the field of French opera was soon acknowledged, and he was later attacked as an "establishment" composer by those who favoured Italian opera during the controversy known as the Querelle des Bouffons in the 1750s. Rameau's music had gone out of fashion by the end of the 18th century, and it was not until the 20th that serious efforts were made to revive it. Today, he enjoys renewed appreciation with performances and recordings of his music ever more frequent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rameau

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr2odO-LkqQ

[Elessar]

My top 3 would be:

The Sitar & Bela Bahar

Traditional Indian Music

Irish Fiddle


Uilleann Pipes

[mangog]

Piano and Violino.

[Huginn ok Muninn]

One of the best-sounding pianos I've heard, a C. Bechstein full concert grand:

Danse Macabre on a C. Bechstein

Here is a tour of the factory and manufacturing process:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH-7...E7943AA3C61A71

[SpearBrave]

There should be a poll with this thread?

[Finnish Swede]