Thanks, great! Actually close-mic'ing IS the far better way to record the clavichord, that is a personal instrument never intended to be heard from more than 6 ft away, as done on many misguided "room" recordings. It's even better to place the mic directly over the bridge away from the keys.
When I recorded this live on radio, I had to be careful that no extraneous noises were made ie breathing, moving pages etc. To change scores between pieces, the following was contrived: the announcer's microphone was turned on for her to speak and the clavichord microphone was switched off. That worked well.
Actually close-mic'ing IS the best way to record the clavichord, which is a personal instrument and was never meant as a performance instrument to be heard from more than 6 ft away, so this is much more faithful to the sound of the instrument than all the misguided "room" recordings. The only thought is to mic a bit further on the soundboard over the bridge away from the sound of the keys. But this is great as is. At last we can hear the snappy sound of a fretted clavichord. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind comment. I had this radio recording on cassette for years and just dusted it off! May as well share it as it is no use to any one in its case!
Thanks, great! Actually close-mic'ing IS the far better way to record the clavichord, that is a personal instrument never intended to be heard from more than 6 ft away, as done on many misguided "room" recordings. It's even better to place the mic directly over the bridge away from the keys.
FernandRaynaud 2 years ago
When I recorded this live on radio, I had to be careful that no extraneous noises were made ie breathing, moving pages etc. To change scores between pieces, the following was contrived: the announcer's microphone was turned on for her to speak and the clavichord microphone was switched off. That worked well.
tormus1 2 years ago
Actually close-mic'ing IS the best way to record the clavichord, which is a personal instrument and was never meant as a performance instrument to be heard from more than 6 ft away, so this is much more faithful to the sound of the instrument than all the misguided "room" recordings. The only thought is to mic a bit further on the soundboard over the bridge away from the sound of the keys. But this is great as is. At last we can hear the snappy sound of a fretted clavichord. Thank you!
FernandRaynaud 2 years ago
Great Latinistic interpretation!
MaBu888 3 years ago
Very, very special. Thank you for posting. Bach is above mere words - that's all I can say!
marsvltor2 3 years ago
This is wonderful my friend, nothing can stand against this music..
Thanks a lot for sharing!!!
Stay well!!
Santi
crudosoy1 3 years ago
Thanks for the kind comment. I had this radio recording on cassette for years and just dusted it off! May as well share it as it is no use to any one in its case!
tormus1 3 years ago