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    3-stop Harpsichord built by Martin Bezemer Eindhoven, 1981
    Samples by Hauptwerk.nl
    Boehm, Georg: Praeludium in F durDownload
    In 2 repeated sections, the first dominated by scalar passages in many note values, the second utilizing primarily a dotted eighth + sixteenth rhythmic pattern. First section: Front 8' + Back 4' - Repeat: Back 8' - Second Section and Ending: Lute 8' + Back 8' - Repeat: Lute 8''. 0dB output volume. Temperament: Kellner. Impulse reverberation added. [2:45] HW2
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Canzonetta in C Major, BuxWV 167Download
    Three voiced fughetta. WellTemperament-Seventh Comma, +1dB output. Score provided by Boris Mudrinic. [1:16] HW2
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Variations on a Basso Continuo of CorelliDownload
    Four variations for single manual, rather highly ornamented. The Basso continuo undergoes many transformations. Var. 1 Lute 8' + Back 8'; Var. 2 Back 8'; Var 3 Front 8'; Var 4 Front + Back 4'. Welltempered 5th Comma. Impulse reverberation added. [3:54] HW2
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Concerto del Sr. Vivaldi in B minorDownload
    Three movements: Allegro - Front 8' + Back 4; Adagio - Back 8'; Allegro - Lute + Back 8'. Original tuning. Pedal played on transposing manual. [7:38] HW2>3
    Buxtehude, Dietrich: Canzonetta in A minor, BuxWV 225Download
    Energetic toccata using only the Lute stop. Some of the rapid ornamentation is dazzling. +2dB output volume, Temperament: Kirnberger 3. Score provided by Boris Mudrinic. [1:47] HW2
    Weckmann, Matthias: Toccata in E minor (II)Download
    Three sections: Grave, [Moderato], Adagio. Intricate ornamentation, arpeggios and triplets revel in the crispness but chords occasionally need to be repeated. +2dB output volume, Equal Temperament. [3:10] HW2>3
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in C Major, BWV 977Download
    Harpsichord transcription based on unknown concerto, there are three movements: Allegro [Front 8' + Back 4'], Adagio [Back 8'] and Giga (Jig) [Lute 8' + Back 8', repeat on Front 8' + Back 4']. Sparse pedal added using tramsposing manual. Output Volume: -3dB. WellTemperament-Kellner. [6:44] HW2>3
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: FugaDownload
    Four voice fugue for single manual. Standard top down exposition with a few rolled chords and a surprising couple of measures of triplets just before the next to the last entrance of the fugue subject. Impulse reverberation added. Temperament: Pitagòric segons Henri Arnaut de Zwolle (ca. 1400-1466), Compositio timbriae, quod est initium organorum et clavichordiorum, ca. 1440. Temperament was made with newly corrected online tool, more information available here. [2:36] HW2
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Concerto del Signor GentiliDownload
    Three movements: Allegro (first part repeated); Adagio; Allegro (both parts repeated). Temperament: Kellner. Impulse reverberation added. Output volume 0dB. [4:3] HW2
    Sacchini, Antonio: AllegroDownload
    Uses all the stock tricks of the harpsichord, including Alberti bass (chord outline in a single voice, with the first note representing the position of the chord), rapid descending octave intervals, arpeggios, grace notes, repeated notes, sudden chords, slight ornamentation). A few tricks available only to virtual harpsichords were introduced: quick stop changes to create terrace dynamics, and closing the shutters for the repeat of the first section (a possible analog equivalent would be lowering the lid). Termperament Valotti-Young, 0db Output Volume, Impulse reverberation added. WAV file is available in RAR format: here (32.4 MB). [4:39] HW2
    Couperin, François: Les Barricades MystérieusesDownload
    A non-harpsichordist's perhaps naïve virtual performance of a fascinating piece with a name that inspired many other composers. Werckmeister III Temperament, 2db Output Volume. WAV file is available in RAR format: here (15.0 MB). [2:7] HW2
    Krebs, Johann Ludwig: Trio in Eb, Br II:29Download
    In unfailingly cheerful style, Krebs' first movement builds on parallel thirds and ornaments in the manuals, with the usual bouncing bass line in the pedal. The second movement, Vivace, in 3/8 meter, flows out of the first and relies on a repeated note motive which sometimes appears in the pedal, alternating with extensive sequences of arpeggiation on the manual, supported by a pedal downbeat. The upper two voices are rendered on Manual 1, which required considerable adjustment for overlapping notes, and the pedal part was played an octave higher on Manual II (itself an octave lower). Kirnberger III Temperament, no added reverberation. [3:30] HW2
    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in G Major, BWV 980Download
    Based on a violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, Op. 4 No. 1, in three movements [Allegro] - Largo - Allegro. No reverberation added, Brad Lehman Temperament. [8:29] HW2
    Walther, Johann Gottfried: Concerto del Sr. Torelli in Bb MajorDownload
    One of three Torelli concerti transcribed by Walther. Two movements: a jolly Allegro (Front 8' + Back 4') and a plaintive Adagio (Front 8'). Pedal uses the newly provided transposing second manual. Original temperament. Output Volume: -3dB. [4:4] HW2>3