John Kitchen - Music from the age of Louis XIV (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 531 Mb | Total time: 77:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Delphian | # DCD34109 | Recorded: 2010
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 531 Mb | Total time: 77:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Delphian | # DCD34109 | Recorded: 2010
John Kitchen continues his much-lauded series of recordings from the instruments of the world-famous Roger Mirrey collection of keyboard instruments. Recorded in St Cecilia's Hall, Scotland's oldest purpose-built concert hall, this programme is specifically designed to highlight the unique qualities of the 1755 double-manual harpsichord by Luigi Baillon. Built in Cyteux, Burgundy, it has a very different sound from Parisian instruments of the time; cleaner and brighter in tone, it is the perfect vehicle for Kitchen's subtly nuanced playing, which brings the sophistication of the period to new life.