Good listening! It's called a "buff stop"; there is a row of small pieces of felt or leather that slides over to dampen the string. (This is different from a "lute stop," which is a whole set of jacks that plucks very close to the end of the string, which makes a really bright sound.) Not all harpsichords have a buff or lute stop, but it's not uncommon.
The proof of any harpsichordist's pudding is that allemande. And your pudding is proved!! And how good to hear this on one manual when you are obliged to rely on articulation for expression and variety. Beautiful..
In the Menuet section, the strings sound 'palm muted' making her sound much more like a Harp .. is this a feature all Harpsichords possess?
Good listening! It's called a "buff stop"; there is a row of small pieces of felt or leather that slides over to dampen the string. (This is different from a "lute stop," which is a whole set of jacks that plucks very close to the end of the string, which makes a really bright sound.) Not all harpsichords have a buff or lute stop, but it's not uncommon.
The proof of any harpsichordist's pudding is that allemande. And your pudding is proved!! And how good to hear this on one manual when you are obliged to rely on articulation for expression and variety. Beautiful..
Andrew, thank you for the kind words! High praise from an artist like yourself.