> Am 13.05.2016 um 20:49 schrieb Kelzenberg, David C <[log in to unmask]>: > > But isn't this akin to asking, "Is there a good recording, on a good modern piano, not Leonhardt's dry old historical plucked skeleton with hideous sound, of the Frescobaldi toccatas?" Sorry, but if we think the sound intended by the composer is important, it applies to Falla and Poulenc too. > > dk > The first sentence of the "Note relative à l’éxécution" in the de-Falla-score states "Le clavecin doit ètre aussi sonore que possible." If I understand that right, it means: The harpsichord must be as sonorous as possible. Wouldn’t any harpsichord (type) fit the bill, that is experienced (by whom?) as more sonorous than a Pleyel? Kind regards Ibo * * * * * * Dr. Ibo Ortgies (PhD, musicology), Researcher, Translator <http://se.linkedin.com/pub/ibo-ortgies/12/9a3/3b3> <http://se.linkedin.com/pub/ibo-ortgies/12/9a3/3b3>LinkedIn Profile <http://se.linkedin.com/pub/ibo-ortgies/12/9a3/3b3> Publications (Göteborgs universitet) <http://www.gu.se/english/about_the_university/staff/?selectedTab=2&userName=&userId=xortib&departmentId=086120&siteNodeId=587114&languageId=100001&contentId=-1&originalRequestURI=/english/about_the_university/staff/&publicationsPerPage=500> Publications <https://sites.google.com/site/iboortgies/listofpublications> = = = = = Ibo Ortgies Language & Research Services <http://www.iboortgies.com/> Göteborg, Sweden :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Note: opinions expressed on HPSCHD-L are those of the individual con- tributors and not necessarily those of the list owners nor of the Uni- versity of Iowa. For a brief summary of list commands, send mail to [log in to unmask] saying HELP . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::