Richard Lester - Bach: Works for Harpsichord, Vol. 1 (2017)

The main instrument on this recording, a double manual harpsichord built in 2011 by Colin Booth, is derived from a single manual instrument by the Hamburg builder, Johann Christoph Fleischer and is dated 1710. The original is housed in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Berlin. There are two eight-foot registers strung in iron and red brass, a four-foot stop and a harp or buff stop. The temperament is my own modification of Neidhardt and the pitch is 415hz. The instrument used for the Toccata in D major, also by Colin Booth, is a copy of a 17th century single manual Italian harpsichord with two eight foot registers. Pitch A=440hz, tuned to Werkmeister III.

TRACKLIST

CD1
01. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: I. Aria Variation 1 a 1 ClavI.
02. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: II. Variation 2 a 1 Clav
03. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: III. Variation 3 a 1 Clav Canone all'Unisono
04. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: IV. Variation 4 a 1 Clav
05. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: V. Variation 5 a 1 ô vero 2 Clav
06. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: VI. Variation 6 a 1 Clav Canone alla Seconda
07. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: VII. Variation 7 a 1 ô vero 2 Clav Al tempo di Giga
08. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: VIII. Variation 8 A 2 Clav
09. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: IX. Variation 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav
10. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: X. Variation 10 Fughetta a 1 Clav
11. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XI. Variation 11 a 2 Clav
12. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XII. Variation 12 Canone alla Quarta a 1 Clav
13. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: XIII. Variation 13 A 2 Clav
14. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XIV. Variation 14 a 2 Clav
15. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XV. Variation 15 Canone alla Quinta a 1 Clav
16. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XVI. Variation 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav
17. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: XVII. Variation 17 A 2 Clav
18. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: XVIII. Variation 18 Canone Alla Sesta A 1 Clav
19. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XIX. Variation 19 a 1 Clav
20. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XX. Variation 20 a 2 Clav
21. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XXI. Variation 21 Canone alla Settima a 1 Clav
22. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: Xxii. Variation 22 A 1 Clav Alla Breve
23. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: Xxiii. Variation 23 A 2 Clav
24. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: Xxiv. Variation 24 Canone All'Ottava A 1 Clav
25. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XXV. Variation 25 a 2 Clav
26. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: Xxvi. Variation 26 A 2 Clav
27. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: Xxvii. Variation 27 Canone Alla Nona A 2 Clav
28. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: Xxviii. Variation 28 A 2 Clav
29. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: Xxix. Variation 29 A 1 Ô Vero 2 Clav
30. Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: XXX. Variation 30 Quodlibet a 1 Clav
31. Goldberg-Variationen, Bwv 988: Xxxi. Aria Da Capo

CD2
01. Italienisches Konzert in F Major, BWV 971: I. Allegro
02. Italienisches Konzert in F Major, BWV 971: II. Andante
03. Italienisches Konzert in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto
04. Toccata in D Major, BWV 912
05. Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Capriccio on the Departure of the Beloved Brother": I. Arioso "His Friends Try to Persuade Him Not to Go"
06. Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Capriccio on the Departure of the Beloved Brother": II. Andante-"They Describe the Various Accidents that Might Befall Him"
07. Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Capriccio on the Departure of the Beloved Brother": III. Adagissimo-"They Join in a Lament"
08. Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Capriccio on the Departure of the Beloved Brother": IV. "Seeing that There is No Hope of Persuading Him They Say Goodbye"
09. Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Capriccio on the Departure of the Beloved Brother": V. Ariadi Postiglione-Adagio poco
10. Capriccio in B-Flat Major, BWV 992 "Capriccio on the Departure of the Beloved Brother": VI. Fuga-"Imitating the Posthorn"
11. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. First Movement
12. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Second Movement
13. 6 Kleine Präludien: I. Prelude in C Major, BWV 933
14. 6 Kleine Präludien: II. Prelude in C Minor, BWV 934
15. 6 Kleine Präludien: III. Prelude in D Minor, BWV 935
16. 6 Kleine Präludien: IV. Prelude in D Major, BWV 936
17. 6 Kleine Präludien: V. Prelude in E Major, BWV 937
18. 6 Kleine Präludien: VI. Prelude in E Minor, BWV 938
19. Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914
20. Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 906: Fantasia