This second disc of Polish harpsichord music played by keyboardist Urszula Bartkiewicz contains items that are as obscure as those on volume one, with not only the pieces but most of the composers missing from reference books and large databases of classical recordings. Bartkiewicz's notes, whether because of the translation from Polish to English or otherwise, again seem a bit disjointed and don't fully justify using a harpsichord in music composed around the year 1800. This program, however, is more successful, both ...
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This second disc of Polish harpsichord music played by keyboardist Urszula Bartkiewicz contains items that are as obscure as those on volume one, with not only the pieces but most of the composers missing from reference books and large databases of classical recordings. Bartkiewicz's notes, whether because of the translation from Polish to English or otherwise, again seem a bit disjointed and don't fully justify using a harpsichord in music composed around the year 1800. This program, however, is more successful, both historically and musically, than the one on the first volume. Bartkiewicz does refer to one published set bearing the puzzling indication that the music is suitable "for clavichord, guitar, and other instruments," which doesn't mention a harpsichord but does indicate that these pieces were aimed at a domestic market where the fortepiano might well still have been a financial stretch. Bartkiewicz's biggest advantage here is that the music fits that niche as well. It consists mostly of...
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