The Sunset of the Harpsichord at Handel and Hendrix in London, London on Tuesday 9th October 2018

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The Sunset of the Harpsichord

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Details

Handel and Hendrix in London
23 & 25 Brook Street
Mayfair
London
W1K 4HB
England

Tuesday 9th October 2018
6:30 PM

Programme

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach – 12 Polonaises, F.12
Johann Ernst Altenburg – 6 Keyboard Sonatas
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Fantasia for keyboard in C major, Wq. 61/6
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach – Fantasie in D minor, F.19
Johann Wilhelm Hässler – Fantaisie et Sonate, Op.3

Performers

Michele Benuzzi – harpsichord

Programme Note

Despite the harpsichord losing popularity at the end of the 18th century due to the arrival of the fortepiano, composers for the instrument developed a new ‘sensitive style’. Michele Benuzzi plays works by WF and CPE Bach that illustrate this new aesthetic.

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