| We
have prepared a demonstration CD-R of this harpsichord. The
first six pieces listed below (three pieces from the Anna
Magdalena Bach Book and the three different recordings of
the same Prelude by François Couperin) are available
on this page as downloadable excerpts.
The
program (24' 45") is:
Three
anonymous pieces from the Clavier Book of Anna Magdalena Bach:
Minuet
in G (a113, this is the one everybody, but everybody knows)
lower 8'
Minuet
in G (a115, the other one) upper 8'
Polonaise
in g (a119) 2 x 8'
1er
Prelude (L'Art de Toucher le Clavecin) - François Couperin
lower 8', upper
8', 2 x 8' in succession
Soeur
Monique, Tendrement, sans lenteur (Livre 3, 18th Ordre)
L'Atendrissante,
Doulouresement
L'Arlequine,
Grotesquement (Livre 4, 23rd Ordre)
Les
Satires Chevre-pieds: 1re Partie, Gravement ferme,
et pointé;
2de
Partie, Vivement, et dans un goût burlesque
Sonata
in F, K. 274 - Domenico Scarlatti
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Excerpts:
~ A Note About The
Files ~
Not all mp3 files are equal! The sound of a harpsichord is
particularly difficult to compress satisfactorily. The bit
rate we have chosen for these samples is the lowest that reproduces
the original recording with negligible loss. On a 28K Internet
connection, the shorter sound sample will take over 10 minutes
to download. If you have a fast connection (T1, cable modem,
DSL) please try the long sample.
Also, please note:
Each file has a silent lead-in of approximately a quarter-second.
At the end of each long sample, in order to demonstrate the
ring of the instrument, the file runs until the sound of the
closing notes dies, sometimes significantly after the dampers
have been lowered to the strings, followed by a half-second
lead-out of room sound. Using poor-quality speakers
this might seem non-sensical at best, wasteful of bandwidth
at worst, but please be assured that each long file contains
no more than one second of unmusical silence. If you
listen with good-quality headphones you will be able to discern
this characteristic.
~ Problems Playing the File ~
If you cannot play the file through your web browser, PC users
with the Microsoft browser can right click on the link, then
choose the "Save target" option to download the
file, then use an MP3 player (or the Windows media player)
to listen to it.
THE
minuet, Lower 8'
Long
Sample - 1.2 Mb 192 kpbs mp3 file (57 seconds)
Short
Sample - 388 Kb 192 kpbs mp3 file (17 seconds)
The
OTHER minuet, Upper 8'
Long
Sample - 1.4 Mb 192 kpbs mp3 file (64 seconds)
Short
Sample - 380Kb 192 kpbs mp3 file (17 seconds)
Polonaise
in g, Coupled 8's (2 x 8')
Long
Sample - 1.1 Mb 192 kpbs mp3 file (52 seconds)
Short
Sample - 376 Kb 192 kpbs mp3 file (17 seconds)
Couperin
Prelude, Lower 8'
Long
Sample - 1.5 Mb 192 kpbs mp3 file (70 seconds)
Short
Sample - 416 Kb 192 kpbs mp3 file (18 seconds)
Couperin
Prelude, Upper 8'
Long
Sample - 1.5 Mb 192 kpbs mp3 file (67 seconds)
Short
Sample - 400 Kb 192 kpbs mp3 file (17 seconds)
Couperin
Prelude, Coupled 8's (2 x 8')
Long
Sample - 1.5 Mb 192 kpbs mp3 file (68 seconds)
Short Sample
- 380 Kb 192 kpbs mp3 file (17 seconds)
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