October 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Today marks the 340th anniversary of the birth of the #harpsichordist & #baroque composer, Giuseppe Domenico #Scarlatti #Napoli #Italia #BaroqueComposers [thank you Nikolaus Mella @nikolausmella]
Portrait: Domingo Antonio Velasco, 1738. Collection: Casa-Museu dos Patudos, Alpiarça, #Portugal.
Portrait: Domingo Antonio Velasco, 1738. Collection: Casa-Museu dos Patudos, Alpiarça, #Portugal.
October 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Dimitri Stepanovitch Bortniansky (1751-1825) Ukraine 1751-1825
Born in Glukhov, Ukraine, he joined the imperial choir at age 8 and studied with Galuppi, who later took the lad with him to Italy, where he studied for 10 years, becoming a composer, harpsichordist, and conductor.
Born in Glukhov, Ukraine, he joined the imperial choir at age 8 and studied with Galuppi, who later took the lad with him to Italy, where he studied for 10 years, becoming a composer, harpsichordist, and conductor.
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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b 1587 – Lady Mary Wroth, English poet (d. 1651)
b 1706 – Baldassare Galuppi, Italian harpsichordist, composer (d. 1785)
b 1785 – Thomas Love Peacock, English author, poet (d. 1866)
b 1865 – Logan Pearsall Smith, American-English author, critic (d. 1946)
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b 1706 – Baldassare Galuppi, Italian harpsichordist, composer (d. 1785)
b 1785 – Thomas Love Peacock, English author, poet (d. 1866)
b 1865 – Logan Pearsall Smith, American-English author, critic (d. 1946)
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October 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Good Morning! It is Friday October 17. In 1720 Maria Teresa Agnesi was born. She was an Italian composer. Though she was most famous for her compositions, she was also an accomplished harpsichordist and singer, and her surviving compositions were written for keyboard & voice.
October 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Ah! An arresting detail that I'd never noticed before. In HARD BOILED when Tony Leung enters the library, by the circulation desk there's a poster advertising a recital by the great harpsichordist Christopher Hogwood.
October 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Colin Tilney told me (he was the harpsichordist in Stravinksy's recording of Rake's Progress), that at the first rehearsal, Stravinsky stopped the orchestra. Colin thought he was going to comment about something technical. Instead, he just said "God, this is wonderful music!"
October 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Walked into the Central Square indie bookstore/tarot shop (Seven Stars) because I spotted RF Kuang's KATABASIS in the window; unexpectedly left with this instead
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Yes shes quite the harpsichordist
September 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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11 years ago today, the conductor, harpsichordist, writer, and musicologist Christopher Hogwood died at 73. His unique combination of intellectual curiosity and entrepreneurial ambition made him a major force in the mainstreaming of Historically-Informed Performance practices.
September 24, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Oh, hello! I have a large repertoire of original characters. A lot of what I do is character design. Is it possible you could still add me, or is it too late?
September 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Harpsichordist Marianna Henriksson presenting her lectio precursorium at @taideyliopisto.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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#ClassicalMusic Musicians led by harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani launch a petition urging Ghent Festival to reverse its ban on the Munich Philharmonic over director Lahav Shani’s Israeli nationality. Early signers include Martha Argerich and András Schiff. Share your view. #Arts #News
September 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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I enjoyed my seat there for a Don Giovanni (in my year of The Four Don Giovanni’s). It was that seat, numbered “0” on the extreme right first row—I was two feet from the recitativo harpsichordist! And, interestingly, a tympanist was seated with his tympani to the harpsichordist’s right. Remarkable!
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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this guy's siblings must be so mad
September 8, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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7 Sept 1635: b. Paul I, Prince Esterházy of Galántha, soldier, poet, harpsichordist, and composer #otd
September 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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New episode out now! Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani chats with Pianist editor Erica Worth about Bach’s genius, why it’s OK to use rubato, and his top two tips for amateur pianists: set achievable goals and always write in your fingerings. 🎹
Listen here → https://pianistpiano.com/Mahan
Listen here → https://pianistpiano.com/Mahan
September 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Harpsichord and Harpsichordist of the Day: Julien Wolfs.
Photo: Dirk Van Der Wolk.
Photo: Dirk Van Der Wolk.
September 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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It’s been a blast having harpsichordist extraordinaire Brad Bennight on campus to work with Brisch Center students, be sure to check out his masterclass today at 2pm in the Radke Fine Arts Theatre!
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#hip #brischcenter #harpsichord #geibmusik
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#hip #brischcenter #harpsichord #geibmusik
September 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani sits down with Pianist editor Erica Worth chat all things Bach.
He tells us why the C major Prelude is a masterpiece, why it’s fine to play Bach with rubato, and why we shouldn’t put him on a pedestal. Plus, he shares his rules for amateur pianists.
He tells us why the C major Prelude is a masterpiece, why it’s fine to play Bach with rubato, and why we shouldn’t put him on a pedestal. Plus, he shares his rules for amateur pianists.
September 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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that an harpsichordist/organist who's arguable the currently greatest Sweelinck & Similar Interpreter, can also do heavy metal. youtu.be/ulgyrQMkpl8
Green Eyes of Darkness - #5 - Die before the Rise (Tribute to Abigail)
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September 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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I only remembered it because another poster mentioned the harpsichord, and we totally had a harpsichordist at assembly once. 😂
August 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 album review – Mahan Esfahani’s reading is lucid and illuminating
(Hyperion)The harpsichordist describes Bach’s Preludes and Fugues as a ‘challenge and a homecoming’. His thoughtful new recording has a sense of the work’s drama but is never wilful nor...
(Hyperion)The harpsichordist describes Bach’s Preludes and Fugues as a ‘challenge and a homecoming’. His thoughtful new recording has a sense of the work’s drama but is never wilful nor...
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 album review – Mahan Esfahani’s reading is lucid and illuminating
The harpsichordist describes Bach’s Preludes and Fugues as a ‘challenge and a homecoming’. His thoughtful new recording has a sense of the work’s drama but is never wilful nor perverse
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The harpsichordist Assi Karttunen will perform Graham Lynch’s ‘Les Chimères’ at the Finnish National Theatre in Helsinki on Friday
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August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Baroque trio featuring Taiwanese harpsichordist to perform in Taipei
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Concert on Sept 12 brings together musicians from Taiwan, France, and Korea
https://taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6187106
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Concert on Sept 12 brings together musicians from Taiwan, France, and Korea
https://taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6187106
#news #taiwan
Baroque trio featuring Taiwanese harpsichordist to perform in Taipei | Taiwan News | Aug. 26, 2025 17:02
Concert on Sept 12 brings together musicians from Taiwan, France, and Korea | Aug. 26, 2025 17:02
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August 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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