Tonnerre, éclairs et arc-en-ciel

A finger depresses a key, the key lifts a jack, a plectrum plucks a string, and the soundboard starts to resonate. This simple mechanism combined with the French art of composing and harpsichordist Päivi Vesalainen’s interpretation magically results in the full spectrum of summer from the darkness of a thunderstorm to the glow of blooming flowers.

Antoine & Jean-Baptiste Forqueray      Pièces de viole mises en pièces de clavecin: IVe. suite

Naji Hakim   Shasta: Rondo

Jean-Philippe Rameau      Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin: Suite en la mineur

Päivi Vesalainen, harpsichord