Hello all,

For those who can't make the trip to Italy (I would, except that I have 
come to detest airplanes), here is some consolation:

A CD, "Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini and His Collection of Harpsichords" , 
Ermitage ERM 427, amazingly still available on Amazon.  The signor plays 
10 composers (incl. Anon.) on 7 antique instruments.  The sound & 
acoustic is quite good (apparently recorded at his home).  Presumably 
these are some of the same instruments at San Colombano?

Also, Kottick & Lucktenberg's book (Early Keyboard Instruments in 
European Museums) doesn't mention that collection, but does describe 
several others.
The book is still also available on Amazon.

Kudos to this listserv!  It makes this early keyboard fan not feel like 
he is on a desert island.

Peter Yingling
Prescott, AZ

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