Klassische Klavierstücke

Winner of the fifth Aliénor International Composition Competition for new harpsichord music, Suite Española was inspired by the music of Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz and is written in a style access...

Bach's harpsichord concertos have proven extremely popular, though several were originally written as concertos for another solo instrument - either violin or a woodwind instrument. But we know nothin...

Kalevi Aho's Solo XVII is a real clavichord work: it handles the instrument in its own special way, which is different from that of a piano or harpsichord. Solo XVII is in two main sections. The first...

Solo keyboard adaptations of Handel's orchestral music were common during the 18th century, although few have matched the idiomatic command and interest achieved by the present text. Dating from the m...

John Sheeles (1695-1765) published two books of harpsichord suites, in 1724 and c.1730 respectively. These basically follow in the tradition of Restoration composers such as Purcell and Croft, but mor...

John Sheeles (1695-1765) published two books of harpsichord suites, in 1724 and c.1730 respectively. These basically follow in the tradition of Restoration composers such as Purcell and Croft, but mor...

The Concerto IGW 50 for four harpsichords by Georg Christoph Wagenseil (1715-1777) is unique within the harpsichord repertoire, being in fact the only composition known today for this ensemble. Concer...

Composed for a friend and fellow graduate student at Juilliard, this displays Ewazen's 1980 serial technique in the first two movements, while the third movement arises from his newfound love of the m...