Bach: Fantasia Cromatica, Sonates & Transcriptions / Rechsteiner
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Fantasia Cromatica, Sonates & Transcriptions
Yves Rechsteiner, clavecin a pedalier
For the past thirty years, the early-music movement has been doing its utmost to match instruments to the works performed. In this recording, Yves Rechsteiner, takes his passion for Bach and German harpsichords, and leads us on a discovery of a fascinating instrument, a new interpretation of a number of pieces from the repertoire, and the tempting exercise of transcription. Beautifully packaged with extensive liner notes in French and English, we invite you to enjoy the journey!
Bach: Fantasia Cromatica, Sonates & Transcriptions / Rechsteiner, Music, Johann Sebastian Bach
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Release Date: 2004-07-20 |
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia Cromatica, sonates & transcriptions
Manufacturer: Alpha
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by J.S. Bach
| Bach, Johann Sebastian
| ( B )
| Featured Composers, A-Z
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Fantasies
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Toccatas
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Baroque (c.1600-1750)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Keyboard
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Organ
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ASIN: B00006JST6
Release Date: 2004-07-20 |
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Yves Rechsteiner, clavecin à pédalier de Nicolas Macheret
Customer Reviews:
Lacking in depth.......2004-06-09
Frankly, I was a bit disappointed when I heard this CD. I bought it because it mentionned Clavecin à pédalier which is of course the pedal harpsichord, that we rarely get a chance to listen to.
The liner notes mention how the pedal part was designed by Nicolas Macheret after he had built a replica of a harpsichord by J.H. Harass.
Well, to go to the point, there is absolutely no bass at all in this recording. Very disturbing. I would have expected a harpsichord with a 16' register to fill-up the room with some substance but no... I have an excellent sound system and I always play it with the tone controls out of the circuit. As a test, I put the bass control all the way to the max but it was useless.
Either this harpsichord has a soundboard at least 1/2 inch thick or the sound engineer has done a very bad job recording it. I have many CDs of regular harpsichords with the 8' registers and they all have more bass than this one with a 16'.
The only low frequencies you will hear on this recording are the ones produced by the pedalboard on some pedal-intensive passages and these are justly the ones that shouldn't have been on the recording.
On a positive note, the playing is good although sometimes with un-regular tempo.
All in all, not worth the price.
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