Listen to Sorli Harpsichords and Lautenwercke
Keyed Lyre 8', 4'/16'
Suite de Clavicin en Re composed and performed by Albano Berberi
Ercole Pasquini - Anche col partire Performed by Juan Mesa
Dieterich Buxtehude - Fuga and Ciacona from Toccata in G BuxWV 165 Performed by Juan Mesa
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Ottavino
Johann A. Reincken - Allemande and Sarabande in G - Performed by Sebastian Bottone, graduate of the Hartt School
Andrea Gabrieli - Canzon Detta "Qui La Dira" - Performed by Juan Mesa
William Byrd - Monsieurs Alman -
Performed by Juan Mesa
William Inglot - The Leaves Bee Greene -
Performed by Juan Mesa
F. Couperin - Les Baricades Misterieuses
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Keyed Lyre
Mother and Child
Improvisation by Sebastian Bottone
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This demonstration of the Gut-strung Clavicytherium is played by Boston harpsichordist Andrus Madsen
Download: Martin Peerson - The Fall of the Leafe (3 MB)
Download: Martin Peerson - The Primerose (1.7 MB)
Download: Andrus Madsen - Chloe's Lullaby (2.75MB)
Download: Andrus Madsen - Improvised Ciaccona in G (2.2 MB)
Download: Giovanni Salvatore - Corrent II (1.4 MB)
Download: Andrus Madsen - Improvised Prelude in G (3.5 MB)
Download: Andrus Madsen - Improvised Prelude in d minor (4.2 MB)
Download: J. S. Bach - Prelude in C BWV 846 (4.2 MB)
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Watch YouTube videos of Ryan Layne Whitney playing his clavicytherium:
Scarlatti - Sonata in E-flat, K. 307
Rameau - L'Egyptienne
J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in d minor, WTC I
Scarlatti - Sonata in G, K. 260
The following YouTube link is by Mark Shuldiner:
Mark Shuldiner YouTube
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Demonstration of the 17th Century Style German Double
Download: J. J. Froberger - Suite 19 in c minor - Allemande and Gigue
Download: J. J. Froberger - Suite 19 - Courante and Sarabande
Download: Martin Peerson - The Primerose
Download: Francois Couperin - Premier Prelude
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Demonstration of Pedal Board Clavicytherium
J. S. Bach BWV 599 "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"
1 x 8' pedal, 1 x 8' manual
William Croft - O God, Our Help "St. Anne"
2 x 8' pedal, 2 x 8' manual
Pedal instrument alone, first 1 x 8' followed by 2 x 8'
YouTube Video of Nathan Mondry improvising on his Pedal Board Clavicytherium
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This demonstration is of the 64" Celestial Lautenwerk with two jacks plucking the same string.
Performed by Giuseppe Schinaia of the University of Rome
Download:
J.-H. d'Anglebert - Prelude non mesure
Download: J.-H. d'Anglebert - Chaconne in C
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This demonstration of the 65" Lautenwerk is an improvisation by Andrus Madsen
Download: Andrus Madsen - Prelude (3.6 MB)
Download: Andrus Madsen - Fugue (3.2 MB)
Download: Andrus Madsen - Andante (2.5 MB)
Download: Andrus Madsen - Gigue (4.2 MB)
Download: Andrus Madsen - Adagio (5.8 MB)
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