CPE Bach Les Folies d'Espagne, played on the Goble/Gotto triple manual harpsichord after Hass (1740)
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- CPE Bach's thrilling variations on the well-known 'La Folia' ground, performed on a remarkable triple manual harpsichord with 16ft and 2ft stops. The instrument was begun by Andrea Goble in the 1980s and finally finished by Alan Gotto in 2020. Before leaving the UK for a new owner in Switzerland Robin Bigwood recorded this and some other repertoire on it, to explore and demonstrate the harpsichord's qualities and possibilities. For an overview of the Hass, with some contributions by Alan Gotto, please also see the mini-documentary at • The Goble/Gotto triple...
This has to be one of the most beautiful harpsichords I have ever heard--and Robin Bigwood's playing does C.P.E. Bach's work justice.
This genre often bores after the third or fourth variation. Not here! Thank you, Robin, for this imaginative, engaging performance.
I didn't know CPE Bach composed his own set of La Folia variations as well. Stunning composition, brilliant performance, and a monster of an instrument. Bravo!
Bravo Mr. Bigwood. Not everyone could exploit the variety of possible sounds on this wonderful instrument as well.
Dieses ist das beste Cembalo mit einer fantastischen Aufnahme des La Folia C.P.E Bachs von Robin Bigwood, das ich je gesehen habe. Danke fürs Mitteilen!
SUPERB performance! WOW, WHAT an instrument!!!
The rich tonality of this instrument is marvelous! Also, beautiful studio! Great performance, thank you!
Brilliant playing and very thoughtfully chosen registrations to show off all the possibilities of this beast - thank you!
Beautifully played, Robin and what a majestic instrument! Equally crystalline, sonorous and thunderous. Kudos also to Jessica Zappe for the gorgeous yet restrained decoration. This harpsichord is a marvel! Can we please hear Beethoven played on this magnificent monster?
Wonderful "bon mot." Perhaps the instrument should be named the "Monstre Magnifique." Also, many people I think aren't aware of how beautiful Beethoven can sound on the harpsichord, not to mention Mozart and Haydn.
Magnificent! The perfect piece for exploiting the tonal and dynamic capabilities of that unique instrument. Of course, the playing is exceptional as well.
Sehr gut. An den Tasten kann man schon erkennen, dass es ein neueres Modell ist.
Häää!?
Imagine having to tune and regulate this instrument. I'd be too exhausted to play after that. I'm happy with my single manual Flemish with its 1x8 and 1x4 stops.
I assume Robin has someone, perhaps Alan Gotto to tune it . I love the nasard and lute stops. The original Haas instrument was owned by Rafael Puyana.
I like the spaces between the variations. Good taste from the harpsichordist!
Excellent playing sir, my God the sounds that emit from that harpsichord is beautifully immaculate to the soul
Stunning instrument, beautiful performance.
I am not used to hearing so many different sounds out of a harpsichord.
Wow the sound is soooo rich !!
Given the complexity of this instrument, I'd have quite liked to see captions explaining which stop is being used!
Congratulations. Magnificent
Absolutely exquisitely.
Performance très intéressante. . . Je connaissais la première copie de Kaufmann de Bruxelles des années 60 . . . Merci.
Just how low does that thing play??? Am I really hearing the F below the modern piano's lowest F??
Yes! F0, or 32' FFFF! There's another video of this harpsi being played where the low-F is more demonstrably played.
It seems to be theoretically possible, then, to have an GGGGGGGG 256' @@organist1982, which gets us into the range of Richard Bobo's "Gigarackett" joke-instrument.
Suono superlativo!!!!
Wonderful 16ft-sound of the 18th century!
Fantastic performance and instrument but I would not like to have to tune it
I feel Like in a Vampire movie,
Don't Know why, but it's great !!!
I think this piece goes best with Italian harpsichord
Probably more than anything it's a clavichord work. Or possibly piano. I don't know of many (or possibly any) Italian harpsichords that would have had the necessary range (FF to f'''). We thought the scale and scope of the writing really suited the grandeur of this instrument, and it's idiomatic for harpsichord in general.
@@robinbigwood agree !
Awesome harpsichord. I saw a video of an original Hass harpsichord that also had 3 manuals, but it was a bit different: Whereas this one offers the option to couple the middle manual to the lower manual (as well as top to middle), that one offered the option to couple the lowest one to the middle one (and as far as I could tell, not the reverse); that other one only went down to the low G; and it sounded a little bit fuzzy, whereas this one sounds very clean.
Can't find the inverted coupling, but here is an example with the slightly reduced compass at the bass end and the fuzzy sound: czcams.com/video/6Gubohd0nO8/video.html
Although maybe the fuzz was an artifact of the recording, because here is apparently the same instrument with a clean sound: czcams.com/video/uSj24ge6sew/video.html
Edit: Maybe I'm conflating the inverting coupling of the lower 2 manuals with an unusual pipe organ that did this . . . .
Is anyone making these instruments now? If so, who?
Check the description.