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J.S. Bach: Works for Harpsichord, Vol. 1 |
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Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [78:19]
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:52]
Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [10:50]
Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother in B flat major, BWV 992 [11:55]
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [12:32]
Six Little Preludes BWV 933-938 [2:35]
Toccata No. 5 in E minor, BWV 914 [8:17]
Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [5:31] |
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Richard Lester (Harpsichord)
Main instrument: 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 Richard Lester's own modification of Neidhardt and the pitch is 415hz.
The instrument used for Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912, 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. |
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Nimbus Records NI-5946/7
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2016 [released May 2017] |
2-CD / TT: 152:59
MP3 / TT: 152: 34 |
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Recorded at...
Recording & Editing: Paul Arden-Taylor.
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Richard Lester discusses the keyboard music of J.S. Bach [8:12]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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J.S. Bach: Works for Harpsichord, Vol. 2 |
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CD-1 [76:11]:
1-7. English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 [26:54]
8-9. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 852 [4:31, 2:41]
10-11. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 [2:08, 1:54]
12. Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F major, BWV 779 [1:08]
13. Two-Part Invention No. 4 in D minor, BWV 775 [1:10]
14-15. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 [2:07, 4:39]
16-17. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 [2:19, 2:21]
18-24. Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829 [24:16] |
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CD-2 [78:34]:
1-7. French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [19:11]
8-9. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 [1:56, 2:19]
10-11. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 860 [1:13, 3:33]
12. Two-Part Invention No. 3 in D major, BWV 774 [1:23]
13. Two-Part Invention No. 12 in A major, BWV 783 [1:45]
14-15. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 859 [1:31, 3:22]
16-17. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 [1:45, 3:14]
18-19. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A flat major, BWV 862 [1:31, 2.51]
20. Three-Part Sinfonia No. 5 in E flat major, BWV 791 [2:57]
21-22. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 867 [3:22, 3.28]
23-28. Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 [23:04] |
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Richard Lester (Harpsichord)
The harpsichord is a double manual instrument built in 2011 by Colin Booth, and is derived from a single-manual harpsichord by the Hamburg builder, Johann Christoph Fleischer, and dated 1710. The original is housed in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Berlin. On the Booth instrument 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 based on Neidardt and the pitch is 415hz. |
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Nimbus Records NI-5948/9
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Apr & Aug 2017 |
2-CD / TT: 154:45
MP3 / TT: 154:20 |
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Recorded in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.
Recording & Editing: Paul Arden-Taylor.
Buy this album at:
CD (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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J.S. Bach: Works for Harpsichord, Vol. 3 |
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CD-1 [75:36]:
1-8. French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 [31:03]
9-10. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854 [1:43, 1:59]
11-12. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 864 [1:39, 2:43]
13-14. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 [1:34, 2:20]
15-16. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 [1:21, 1:54]
17. Three-Part Sinfonia No. 3 in D major, BWV 789 [1:40]
18. Three-Part Sinfonia No. 11 in G minor, BWV 797 [2:48]
19-24. Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 [24:38] |
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CD-2 [76:44]:
1-6. English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 [24:48]
7-8. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 [2:10, 2:13]
9-10. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 21 in B flat major, BWV 866 [1:34, 2:19]
11. Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 [1:35]
12-13. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 [1:24, 2:25]
14-15. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 18 in G sharp minor, BWV 863 [1:41, 2:57]
16. Two-Part Invention No. 13 in A minor, BWV 784 [1:43]
17-18. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849 [2:47, 4:11]
19-20. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865 [1:22, 6:34]
21-27. French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 815 [16:46] |
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Richard Lester (Harpsichord)
The harpsichord is a double-manual instrument built in 2011 by Colin Booth, and is derived from a single-manual harpsichord by the Hamburg builder, Johann Christoph Fleischer, and dated 1710. The original is housed in the Musikinstrumenten-Museum in Berlin. On the Booth instrument there are two eight-foot registers strung in iron and red brass, four-foot stop and a harp or buff stop. The temperament is based on Neidhardt and the pitch is 415hz. |
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Nimbus Records NI-5950/1
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CD-1: Feb 12/13, 2018
CD-2: Aug 26/27, 2018 |
2-CD / TT: 152:20
MP3 / TT: 151:51 |
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Recorded in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.
Recording & Editing: Paul Arden-Taylor.
Buy this album at:
CD (2019): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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