Word: harpsichords
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...lies with William Russell, whose expert and traditional handling of the music enabled the talented east to show its wares to the best advantage. By holding the orchestra to five pieces, Russell maintained the lightness and buoyancy of the original score; his substitution of a piano for the usual harpsichord allowed him to lead the singers most effectively...
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...dancers both men & women in the U.S. Lusty, earthy, folk dancing is as "pure" an expression of the people's simple joys as the "pure" tone Mr. Kirkpatrick clanks out of his antiquated instrument. ... If anything can be charged with the character of sexlessness, it is certainly the harpsichord, whose voice is hard and chill, and rather exemplifies suppressed desires. .. . PAUL ERFER...
Mozart: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord (Alexander Schneider, violin, and Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichord; Columbia, 12 sides). A first-rate sonata team making itself at home in the 18th Century. They play Mozart's melodious Sonatas in C Major, B Flat Major and G Major. (Alexander Schneider is an alumnus of the great Budapest String Quartet; brother Mischa still plays in it.) Performance: excellent...
Collectors & Cranks. Kirkpatrick, who is now 35, was a sophomore at Harvard when he saw his first harpsichord-a museum piece. When he was graduated (he majored in art history) he went to France, studied at Landowska's academy at Saint-Leu-le-Forêt, gave his first public recital in Berlin in 1933. Today he plays about 70 recitals a season, and is glad to see his audiences spreading beyond the earnest, humorless cultists he once played to. Says he: "Audiences used to be largely record collectors and cranks who also liked folk dancing because...