The Clavichord: Mozart Fantasie no.3 in D

This is Mozarts Fantasie no.3 played on a double strung, unfretted clavichord (the first picture of the show.) Along witht the music there are pictures of many different clvichords ranging from the small 15th century instruments, all the way up to the intruments of C.P.E. Bach and early Beethoven.

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Music

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• Mozart
• Fantasie
• Clavichord
• Harpsichord
• classical
• music
• baroque

[Clavichordist]

I forgot to mention that I have played some of the clavichords in these pictures. The ones in the shop pictures were at the Harpsichord Clearning House in Rehoboth, MA. This is where I got my instrument from.

[wolfgang7445]

their website is where i got this recording from

[zarlitoz]

Mason empedernido obsesionado con lo oculto, se nota en su musica. Esta cancion tiene dos siglos y medio y parece estar escrita con sentimientos del siglo XX

[MoscowMaestro]

@deano2340 Err, actually there *was* a piano in Mozart's time. But it was a very different sound to modern pianos. Search on YouTube for "fortepiano" and you'll find the kind of instrument Mozart knew. But there were also pianos in his time with special effects - drum, triangle etc, operated by pedals. Search for "giraffe piano Mozart" and you can hear them :) Enjoy :)

[nerdelicious5]

it sounds a lot different from a harpsichord

[TheRepub]

The Sabathil & Son Clavichord demonstration - Well-Tempered Clavichord

is totally out of tune - so they don't "approve" my comment.

[deano2340]

this is how it is supposed to be played since there was no piano when mozart was alive

[colourfulwithaU]

@ecapa9

I'll send it to you if you want.

[colourfulwithaU]

Not perfect, but I like it on this instrument.

[colourfulwithaU]

@Maxbay89

The harpsichord is a string instrument (plucked strings) whereas the clavichord is a percussion instrument (struck strings).

They also sound really, really, really different.

[TubeYouIHate]

@Maxbay89 the harpsichord plucks the strings (like a harp) while the clavichord strikes the strings like a piano.

[julqw2]

that's an interesting sounding musical instrument, thanks for sharing)) I've read about a clavichord in Marcues's book, so I wanted to hear how sounds