Bernhard Klapprott - All Lust Und FrewdtFor the first time the large clavicytherium of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Nuremberg) a kind of vertical harpsichord built by an anonymous German master during the late sixteenth century is recorded here on album. The present instrument is undoubtedly a pinnacle of the art of instrument making, with unusual timbres and an astonishingly complex action. Bernhard Klapprott, a former pupil of Bob van Asperen and today Professor of Harpsichord in

Charles Ives

Originally issued twice

A classically-trained pianist

betrayal and heartache

was a hugely prolific and influential blues guitarist

It heralds the cycle of his "mature" symphonies and with it the composer addressed his audience directly and wanted to be understood by them

A milestone on his way there is marked by the Septet

as well as having a regular output of concept albums

He has won several national and international competitions as a young pianist

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we hear the emergence of the elements

Paul Dombrecht performs the oboe on period instruments as well as the modern oboe