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Date: | Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:43:11 -0500 |
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I, for one, am not instrinsically opposed to dramatic gestures from performers, so long as they don't become too distracting for the audience and don't compromise a sound technical approach. Once in a blue moon I like to make a large arm or hand gesture, but I've learned how to rein them in at the last moment so that the momentum upon contact with the keyboard is negligible. I can usually manage to touch the key surface in advance and linger there momentarily instead of mashing the key down directly, which makes the gesture much more suitable to the harpsichord.
One other thing to remark on with the Comparone videos is the considerable height of the fingers above the key surfaces, which strikes me as a very piano-oriented approach to the keyboard. Perhaps this player has never transitioned from a pianistic technique to one better suited to the harpsichord, where, as we have observed, economy of motion is critically important.
BM
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