Arpeggiations & Dynamics @johnmoraitis

Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A follow-up to yesterday's video, correcting an erroneous assertion and discussing how arpeggiating chords can enhance dynamic gradations on a harpsichord (unlike the common misconception to the contrary, the harpsichord is capable of subtle dynamic gradations--it's just a matter of knowing how to do it :) ).

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Geoffroy: Suitte en F ut fa b mol: Sarabande & Gigue. John Moraitis, harpsichord.

Froberger: Allemande, faite à lhonneur de Madame Sibylle Duchesse de Wirtemberg.

François Couperin: 26e Ordre – La Convalescente. John Moraitis, harpsichord.

Geoffroy: Suite in b minor – Allemande. John Moraitis, harpsichord.

François Dufaut: Suite in A minor. John Moraitis, harpsichord.

Rameau: Les Tendres Plaintes – Interpretation and Performance.

Bulyowsky: Suite in B-flat minor. John Moraitis, harpsichord.

Forqueray: Suite V in c minor – La Léon & La Sylva. John Moraitis, harpsichord.

Clérambault: Suite in c minor – Prélude (two different performances). John Moraitis, harpsichord.

dAnglebert: Suite in g minor, part 2. John Moraitis, harpsichord.