A few weeks ago, in a hospital in England, my friend Stephen died from the coronavirus. Like so many, he died alone, and, of course, those of us who mourn him now do so alone. Stephen and I became ...

Barely known today, the clavichord was once the instrument of choice for expressive keyboard playing. Australian virtuoso ...

When snow blankets the ground the clavichord comes into its own. The world becomes quieter, or tries to, and this quietest of instruments finds its voice anew. The clavichord demands great ...

The clavichord is an odd little keyboard popular in Europe from the 16th till the 18th century. It was designed as a practice instrument, and it didn’t produce enough volume for the typical concert ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Clavichordist Kevin Birch will perform a program of early music at the Oasis ...

There should be a very long German word for that demoralizing feeling that comes with peering at musical instruments imprisoned in museum display cases, silent and forlorn, prevented from doing what ...

When is a wooden board so much more than a piece of wood? When it tells a tale of a year (1761), a man (David Tannenberg) and a way of musical life lived long ago. A dozen musicians and ...

The audience at a clavichord recital at St Catherine of Italy church, in Valletta, will not just be able to listen to the delicate sounds of the instruments but also try them out and discover their ...

Galway concertina and harpsichord player Claire Keville turns her attention to the genteel 14th-century keyboard instrument, the clavichord, for this ornate collection. It’s a work born of intense ...

More happy love! More happy, happy love! For ever warm and still to be enjoyed, For ever panting, and for ever young... The fixed image fixes life eternally; that's the general idea. Notice a couple ...