Word: harpsichords
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...Laredos' Bach was in the best Rosalyn Tureck tradition. Eschewing the harpsichord for the piano, Mrs. Laredo played lid up and with plenty of pedal. As a pianist myself I have nothing against treating the instrument as a full partner in chamber music rather than a subservient accompanist--in fact I welcome it. But the Laredos' Bach did have severe balance problems. Mr. Laredo very quickly demonstrated a full, rich tone and an easy command of dynamics on the violin. But he was more and more obliged to "force" in an attempt to hold his own against the superior string...
...electric harpsichord, in which the sounding board has been replaced by guitar-type pickups leading to an amplifier. Special switches allow the player to transform the instrument's traditional tinkle into approximations of a vibraphone, a guitar and even a banjo. Admits the manufacturer, Baldwin Piano and Organ Co.: "There's not much left in the harpsichord that Bach would recognize besides the name...
Though accompanied by a string quartet, harpsichord, organ and woodwinds, Berberian wisely resists the temptation to patronize the Beatle music or gimmick it up. There may be comic incongruity in her highfalutin version of Yellow Submarine, and Paul McCartney, surprisingly enough, sings Eleanor Rigby a great deal more movingly than Cathy does. Yet in such waifish songs as Michelle, Here There and Everywhere and Yesterday, her tasteful, straightforward singing warmly underlines John Lennon's lyrics and McCartney's inventive melodies...
...double chorus, which was composed of those same 26 singers, who nonetheless filled Sanders with sound. In "Komm, Jesu" the contrast between full choral forte and delicate choral piano was most effective; Collins and the chorus surpassed all that they had done previously. The instrumental ensemble (strings, oboes, and harpsichord), which did not seem to be technically quite up to the level of the chorus and soloists, also came into its own and played its best in this piece...
...themselves. In this production, Robert Jones as the narrator, Alan Titus as Tancredi, and Evelyn Mandac as Clorinda all sang excellently, although some of Miss Mandac's entrances were a little breathy (possibly because she had to sing them while dying). The instrumentalists (string quartet, double bass and harpsichord) under the direction of Luciano Berio put life and warmth into a potentially very dull score...