Can the mandolin compete with other solo instruments? Avi Avital gives a clear answer - from Versailles, with Vivaldi at his side.

However beautiful this Flute Sonata in C – recorded here for All of Bach with Anna Besson and Beatrice Martin – may be, researchers are puzzled by it.

Menuet (Stölzel) and Trio in G minor, BWV 929 consists of a minuet by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, and a trio Bach added to this minuet.

Could the Sarabande of this 'English' Suite no. 3 in G minor, performed by Pierre Hantaï for All of Bach, be funeral music; a tombeau for Bach’s first wife?

Bach arranged various Vivaldi concertos for organ and harpsichord. The Concerto in A minor, performed by Siebe Henstra, Menno van Delft, Pieter-Jan Belder and Tineke Steenbrink for All of Bach, is largely based on Vivaldi's Concerto in B minor for four vi...

A harpsichord that entertained the elites of Italy in the mid-1500s has been restored by a South Dakota museum and will soon bring its sound to 21st-century ears.

The evolution from the clavichord to the modern piano is a fascinating journey through musical innovation and craftsmanship.

A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism that plucks one or more strings with a small plectrum made from quill or plastic.

Sonata in G major for two keyboards Op15/5 (1778) J.C. Bach (1735 - 1782) Sylvia Berry - fortepiano Leon Schelhase - harpsichord Lincoln MA, Nov 21 2015

What’s the difference between a harpsichord and a piano? Watch this video to find answers to questions like “How does a harpsichord sound different from a piano?” and “How does a harpsichord work?”.

Anna Kislitsyna (fortepiano), Irene Moretto (Harpsichord)

I played 10 baroque pieces that you've heard and don't know the name. In fact, no one knows their names. Learn on this video.