Ryan Layne Whitney: Scarlatti, Sonata in G, K. 260, on Sørli clavicytherium

[ChucklesKeys]

WOW! What a beautiful instrument! Great playing too!

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Excellent.

[harpsi8]

Dear Sir where are the jacks I don't see a jack rail.

Your playing is wonderful the highest skill level and beauty.

A harpsichord fan of 40+ years

[coolitnowjim]

a beauty, my friend.

[sosome57]

How many keyboard instruments do you have in your house?

[teafruitbat]

@sosome57 Seven!

[sosome57]

@teafruitbat You must have a very big house. Do you own all of them or are they on loan? I was just looking at your uploads. You're very prolific. Thank you for the beautiful music. Have you made any recordings?

[teafruitbat]

@sosome57 I have a very small condo, around 800 square feet! All of the instruments are mine. Three of the small clavichords sit on a special rack I had built on the wall, and my large harpsichord (soon to appear on YouTube) has a special stand that allows it to swivel up and stand against the wall. I am fairly expert in other ways at making the most of my space.

[baroqueboy]

I have always wanted one of those Sørli gut-strung clavicytheria. Maybe one day. Yours sounds great. You might try playing some really early stuff like Paumann and Cabezón on it. Or maybe selections from Fitzwilliam.

[bassman243]

This is superb!

[ctgartland]

Quite an interesting sounding instrument.

Side Note: Your instrument is tuned a half step too low, actually. When you played a "D#", I heard a D, and the same with the E when you played the F.

[ctgartland]

@ctgartland Actually, I just remembered that you have to tune the harpsichord to the key in which the piece is in...but I'm a pianist, so it was an afterthought

[teafruitbat]

@ctgartland Thank you for your comment. The instrument could be tuned to A440, but I prefer to tune my instruments (other than the piano!), when possible, to A415, which is the case with the clavicytherium.

[metaphormixmaster]

Impeccable, my friend! The lute-like tone is striking. And this instrument--the perfect addition to ANY condo!

[SFChristo]

Marvelous!

[VonBlargh]

so THAT's what they sound....after seeing them at the Met i was wondered how they would sound....great job ( as usual )

[teafruitbat]

@VonBlargh Thank you for the kind comment. The sound will depend on the composition of the strings. Though I haven't seen the ones in the Met, I suspect they may have had metal strings, and will sound more like a traditional harpsichord. The current instrument has synthetic gut strings, giving it a lute-like sound.

[VonBlargh]

@teafruitbat ah... its is a lovely sound and due to their rarity i guess its stil a guess what they might sound with metal strings...though you might be right about the Met's Clavicytheriums they do not have this harp like opening but a body akin to an upright piano.

[mikepenny01]

Wow, I hadn't heard this sonata before but now I can't stop listening to it! All of the Scarlatti sonatas are clever and inventive, but the free counterpoint in this one leads to some really unusual (but great, of course) harmonies. I loved your rendering of it, too! Thanks.