Harpsichord - Carlos Seixas - Nuno Oliveira

Sonata in c minor by Seixas played in Coimbra. This harpsichord was built in 2004 by the dutch harpsichord builder Titus Crijnen and it is a copy from a flemish harpsichord made by Ruckers in 1624.

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• nuno
• oliveira
• harpsichord
• cravo
• cembalo
• clavecimbel
• ruckers
• coimbra
• carlos
• seixas
• sonata

[harpsinuno]

Well, probably the "closest" harpsichord to play portuguese music is not this instrument. Maybe an italian instrument with just one keyboard and two 8 foot stops. Anyway there are lots of CDs with this music, portuguese or from other country. Just go to any CD shop specialized in classical music and you will find it. I see that you are from belgium, so in belgium and holland you can find lots of good shops with this music.

[franciscocanelas]

Sublime!

[egapnala65]

Anybody got any of his wonderful Sonatas for Flute and Organ at all?

[saudadedefados]

carlos seixas merecia ser mais conhecido no mundo

[nosferatudasvampir]

É raro encontrar o que quer que seja dos Carlos Seixas. Obrigado pelo clip! :)

[baroquegeek]

Someone actually playing a Seixas piece? THANK YOU!!! I would love to hear more of these pieces. The composer has been overshadowed by the giant D. Scarlatti and to a lesser extent, A. Soler.

[livresco]

Exelente intepretação

[thecritiquevirtuoso]

Yes, I do find it quite unfortunate that there aren't as many classical or baroque works from the Iberian peninsula, as pose to the many works from Italy or Germany.

[cravista]

Muito bonito, uma bela interpretação e som do Cravo é fantastico, Parabéns, Nuno...

[fmhv]

By the way just to complement on this story Carlos Seixas is along with Francisco António de Almeida one of the two most representative portuguese baroque composers. Unfortunatly most of his works were lost in the earthquake of 1755 nevertheless what has remained is enough to place him in the category of a true genious.

[thecritiquevirtuoso]

Actually, upon further research into the subject, it was the king's son Dom Antonio who arranged for scarlatti to instruct Seixas, but Scarlatti refused telling Dom Antonio that it was He who should be getting lessons from Seixas ("he" as in Dom Antonio).