Guest Interview: Robert Hill, Harpsichordist
I had the privilege of speaking to Robert Hill, one of the foremost harpsichordists alive. Our discussion spans many different topics including harpsichord tuning and repair, clavichords, piano actions, lute-harpsichords, early Bach, old Bach, figured bass, inaudible sounds, metronomes, partimento, and anything else listed here:
People / Topics Covered:
Keith Hill (Instrument maker, Robert’s Brother)
Jaap Schröder (Dutch violinist Hill heard in Michigan)
Fernando Valenti (American Harpsichordist)
Charles Burney (English Music Historian)
Lute Harpsichord: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautenwerck
John Dryden (the poet Leonhardt Quoted)
The Goethe Haus, Weimar (paint color)
Andreas Bach Book (french text only) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Bach_Buch
Andreas Staier Harpsichordist with whom Hill recorded BWV1080
David Stanwood https://www.stanwoodpiano.com/ (Piano Technician)
The Squiggle on the title page of the Well Tempered Clavier
Partimento (Reduction Technique):
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Randy Rainbow (comedian)
Madame de Villedieu (authoress), novel of note: "Desordres d'Amour
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