Buxtehude: Sarabande, played on Harpsichord - Bradley Lehman

A Sarabande in A major by Buxtehude, played first in A major (three sharps) and then transposed to A-flat major (four flats).

It is a demonstration of the differences of expressive character within this unequal tuning. The tuning is from Bradley Lehman's research on the Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach. For more details, additional audio samples, and several full-length CDs see http://www.larips.com .

The harpsichord here is in Flemish style, and was built by Anne Acker. There is only one set of strings at "8-foot" pitch, but the tuning lends such different tone to different keys (with sharps vs flats) that it sounds almost like a change of instrument.

A tuning demonstration is now available, too, showing how to set this up. Check my other videos.

Category:

Music

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• dietrich
• buxtehude
• harpsichord
• bach
• lehman
• tuning
• temperament
• well
• tempered
• clavier
• unequal
• harpsicord
• cembalo

[smithsherman]

You're conflicted.I hear you expressing gestures(barely),before conditioned guilt sets in and you return to your absolutist music conditioning(received from school)and hurry on...before we feel...anything at all.

[Cantormatis]

I think that you've got it. Finally, the keys not only have their own character but chromaticism really jumps out at you! Perfect!

[ccoraxfan]

When I discovered this temperament on the internet I just had to try it out. So I tuned my old electronic organ to it, and the old thing suddenly sounded a whole lot better!

[poptart777]

very nicely played...you are lucky to have one for yourself ^-^

[Green4321]

Gosh, after hearing this, equal-temperment is sort of like going back to black-and-white.

[talkshanghai]

it's so nice............

[TheRealJadeSpade]

Wow it sounds so different.