Have you heard the playing of Don Angle? You might want to check out his recordings. He was a friend who built many many of the Dowd harpsichords in Boston.
I sure have, Don was such an inspiration. He E-Mailed me really positive vibes about a week before he passed on - I think he was glad to think that someone was trying to carry on his superb work. Seemed like a lovely chap, very sad never got to meet him.
Were the same pieces written according to the romantic layout and were the piece to last some, you might have many more difficulties. But as it is, there, in general fingers are sufficient on the harpsichord ; whereas on the piano, very simply, theyre not."
— That, its because the action is lighter...
— The action is lighter, and the pieces too, last less !
— It is not the case with the harpsichord. The harpsichord is an instrument in which, really, our strength stops approximately at the wrist, youre not looking for strength beyond the wrist, and for speed, within the measure that, as a rule, pieces dont ask for it, it doesnt make any problem.
And if the strength which you use doesnt come from further up, the fingers and the hands will simply get tired and you cant get to play the pieces. Therefore, the strength ought to be balanced and come from the whole body, eventually from the back, the shoulders, the arms and ...
To a certain extent, it is possible. But when you get into more difficult pieces, you start to stumble into problems. The harpsichord is an instrument where the fingers are practically alone to be concerned. It seems obvious to say that. In the piano, the fingers are concerned, but in the pieces that are of a certain difficulty, if you count exclusively upon your fingers, unfortunately, they have but a limited resistance.
In an interview, the interviewer, herself a pianist, asked Scott Ross to compare the piano with the harpsichord, from the point of view of the playing technique, because at first sight, one might think that if you play the piano, you can play the harpsichord, and vice versa, he replied as follows :
Thats a good question. After recording a CD this week and attempting to play Bach on the recording it truly made me realise that for much music the harpsichord is vastly more difficult. You just can't get away with errors !
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DOBBSA87 1 year ago
is this one written by you ?
vnikosv 2 years ago
Its by the brilliant italian composer Ludovico Einaudi. Written for piano :)
chriswales19 2 years ago
...nice idea! thanks you!
baroquegenial2009 2 years ago
Thank you for watching and commenting :)
chriswales19 2 years ago
Have you heard the playing of Don Angle? You might want to check out his recordings. He was a friend who built many many of the Dowd harpsichords in Boston.
SFChristo 2 years ago
I sure have, Don was such an inspiration. He E-Mailed me really positive vibes about a week before he passed on - I think he was glad to think that someone was trying to carry on his superb work. Seemed like a lovely chap, very sad never got to meet him.
chriswales19 2 years ago
ohh ok thank you. ya harpsichord seems alot more difficult. and your right!
MrPortosoccer17 2 years ago
Were the same pieces written according to the romantic layout and were the piece to last some, you might have many more difficulties. But as it is, there, in general fingers are sufficient on the harpsichord ; whereas on the piano, very simply, theyre not."
— That, its because the action is lighter...
— The action is lighter, and the pieces too, last less !
proulxmontpellier 2 years ago
— It is not the case with the harpsichord. The harpsichord is an instrument in which, really, our strength stops approximately at the wrist, youre not looking for strength beyond the wrist, and for speed, within the measure that, as a rule, pieces dont ask for it, it doesnt make any problem.
proulxmontpellier 2 years ago
And if the strength which you use doesnt come from further up, the fingers and the hands will simply get tired and you cant get to play the pieces. Therefore, the strength ought to be balanced and come from the whole body, eventually from the back, the shoulders, the arms and ...
— It is not the case with the harpsichord ?
proulxmontpellier 2 years ago
To a certain extent, it is possible. But when you get into more difficult pieces, you start to stumble into problems. The harpsichord is an instrument where the fingers are practically alone to be concerned. It seems obvious to say that. In the piano, the fingers are concerned, but in the pieces that are of a certain difficulty, if you count exclusively upon your fingers, unfortunately, they have but a limited resistance.
proulxmontpellier 2 years ago
In an interview, the interviewer, herself a pianist, asked Scott Ross to compare the piano with the harpsichord, from the point of view of the playing technique, because at first sight, one might think that if you play the piano, you can play the harpsichord, and vice versa, he replied as follows :
proulxmontpellier 2 years ago
so which is easier to play? a piano or harpsichord? or r they pretty much the same?
MrPortosoccer17 2 years ago
Thats a good question. After recording a CD this week and attempting to play Bach on the recording it truly made me realise that for much music the harpsichord is vastly more difficult. You just can't get away with errors !
chriswales19 2 years ago