Dean's Seminar - Pitfalls and Pleasures: recording on a 1764 Harpsichord
24 March 2010, 12:30 - 14:00
- Event Type:
- Seminar
- Speakers:
- Professor John Irving - Director of The Institute of Musical Research
- Venue:
- Room G37 (Senate House, Ground Floor)
- Venue Details:
South Block of Senate House, Ground Floor
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Description
In January 2008 John Irving spent a week making a CD recording of 18th-century harpsichord works on a historic keyboard instrument in a museum at Edinburgh University. In this talk he will explore some of the pros and cons of using a 'real' instrument (rather than a modern copy) in such a recording project, introduce some performance practice issues and play some of the recordings.
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