Normally the Classics a Day theme for May involved May Day (#SovietaDay). Having a theme centered around social distancing/self-quarantine seemed more appropriate. The challenge for May is post works for unusual solo instruments or works about solitude. Here are my selections for the second week of #ClassicalDistancing 05/11/20 Eric Homour – Devil’s Branch According to […]
Vincent Persichetti
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Persichetti Harpsichord Sonatas – Appealingly Modern
If you only know the harpsichord as an 18th-century instrument, Persichetti’s sonatas can be a little disorienting. The harmonies, the counterpoint, and the melodies are all mid-20th century. It sounds nothing like Bach. And yet Persichetti managed to write music that’s thoroughly idiomatic to the instrument. And Christopher D. Lewis, a specialist in modern harpsichord […]