Italian Harpsichord 1B Long Str

Italian harpsichords are pleasing in their tone and serve well for accompanying singers or other instruments. They are short-scaled and as a result, their sound characteristically has a sharper attack and quicker decay than that of Flemish or French harpsichords. It is this clarity of voice that distinguishes Italian harpsichords from later instruments. Our example is a beautiful Italian double stringed harpsichord, recorded at the Swedish National Radio, studio 5. Released May 2010