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The harpsichord tag identifies music featuring this distinctive plucked keyboard instrument with its bright, percussive tone that dominated European art music from the Renaissance through the Baroque era. Its characteristic metallic shimmer and inability to vary volume through touch creates an ornate, crystalline sound world associated with courtly elegance and contrapuntal complexity. Though primarily linked to historical classical music, the harpsichord occasionally appears in contemporary experimental and avant-garde contexts.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
53 Cover for Bach: Goldberg Variations etc. 1934 Wanda Landowska Bach: Goldberg Variations etc.
67 Cover for Purcell: Music for a While 1958-11 Alfred Deller Purcell: Music for a While
66 Cover for Rameau: Symphonies for two harpsichords / à deux clavecins 1963 Jean-Philippe Rameau Rameau: Symphonies for two harpsichords / à deux clavecins
87 Cover for RAMEAU: Harpsichord Suites / Nouvelles Suites 1963 Jean-Philippe Rameau RAMEAU: Harpsichord Suites / Nouvelles Suites
18 Cover for Scarlatti: Fourteen Sonatas for Harpsichord 1964 Gustav Leonhardt Scarlatti: Fourteen Sonatas for Harpsichord
6 Cover for Pescetti: Sonate per Gravicembalo 1966 Giovanni Battista Pescetti Pescetti: Sonate per Gravicembalo
57 Cover for Purcell: Suites for Harpsichord 1966 Henry Purcell Purcell: Suites for Harpsichord
38 Cover for Complete Harpsichord Concertos 1966-11 Johann Sebastian Bach Complete Harpsichord Concertos
100 Cover for HANDEL: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 6 - 8 1967 Georg Friedrich Händel HANDEL: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 6 - 8
9 Cover for Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord 1967-11-15 Johann Sebastian Bach Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord
93 Cover for Bach, J.S.: Musical Offering, Bwv 1079 1968 Johann Sebastian Bach Bach, J.S.: Musical Offering, Bwv 1079
8 Cover for Bach: Konzerte 1968 Collegium Aureum/Gustav Leonhardt Bach: Konzerte
13 Cover for Masterpieces Of French Harpsichord Music 1968 Gustav Leonhardt Masterpieces Of French Harpsichord Music
2 Cover for Jacques Du Phly: Complete Works for Harpsichord 1970 John Paul Jacques Du Phly: Complete Works for Harpsichord
54 Cover for Harpsichord Variations for Johann Gottlieb Goldberg 1972 Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord Variations for Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
63 Cover for Orchestral Works & Chamber Music Disc 23 1972 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Works & Chamber Music Disc 23
75 Cover for Orchestral Works & Chamber Music Disc 19 1972 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Works & Chamber Music Disc 19
10 Cover for Bach, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Bwv 1055-1058 1972 Johann Sebastian Bach Bach, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Bwv 1055-1058
24 Cover for Bach, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Bwv 1052-1054 1972 Johann Sebastian Bach Bach, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Bwv 1052-1054
28 Cover for Bach, J.S.: Art of Fugue (The), Bwv 1080 1972 Johann Sebastian Bach Bach, J.S.: Art of Fugue (The), Bwv 1080
91 Cover for Glenn Gould plays Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books I & II, BWV 846-893 1972 Johann Sebastian Bach Glenn Gould plays Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books I & II, BWV 846-893
3 1973 Gustav Leonhardt Leonhardt Edition Vol.5 - J.S. Bach: Golberg Variations
50 Cover for Sweelinck: Works for Organ 1975 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Sweelinck: Works for Organ
78 Cover for Aontoine Forqueray: Suite in D, Suite in g 1976 Gustav Leonhardt Aontoine Forqueray: Suite in D, Suite in g
7 Cover for Opera Omnia I - Buxtehude: Harpsichord Works I 1976 Ton Koopman Opera Omnia I - Buxtehude: Harpsichord Works I
34 Cover for Bach - English Suites 1976 Gustav Leonhardt Bach - English Suites
14 Cover for Bach, JS : Harpsichord Concertos Nos 1, 2, 5 & 6 1976 Ton Koopman Bach, JS : Harpsichord Concertos Nos 1, 2, 5 & 6
96 Cover for COUPERIN, F. : Suites for Harpsichord Nos. 6, 8 & 11 1976-09 François Couperin COUPERIN, F. : Suites for Harpsichord Nos. 6, 8 & 11
95 Cover for Musical Offering 1978 Bach Musical Offering
22 Cover for Handel: Chaconne In G Major For Harpsichord, HWV 435; Keyboard Suites 1978 Trevor Pinnock Handel: Chaconne In G Major For Harpsichord, HWV 435; Keyboard Suites
51 Cover for Bach: The Complete Keyboard Works 1979 Johann Sebastian Bach Bach: The Complete Keyboard Works
76 1979 Jean-Philippe Rameau Rameau: La Pantomime
64 Cover for Rameau: Complete Works for Harpsichord 1980 Trevor Pinnock Rameau: Complete Works for Harpsichord
70 Cover for Scarlatii: Sonatas for Harpsichord 1980 Trevor Pinnock Scarlatii: Sonatas for Harpsichord
27 Cover for BACH, J.S.: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Landowska) (1949-1951) 1980 Johann Sebastian Bach BACH, J.S.: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Landowska) (1949-1951)
83 Cover for Bach: Six Partitas for Keyboard 1981 Trevor Pinnock Bach: Six Partitas for Keyboard
89 Cover for COUPERIN, L.: Harpsichord Suites / Tombeau de M. de Blancocher 1981 Louis Couperin COUPERIN, L.: Harpsichord Suites / Tombeau de M. de Blancocher
37 Cover for Bach: Die Kunst Der Fuge 1982 Gustav Leonhardt Bach: Die Kunst Der Fuge
11 Cover for Tudo ou Nada 1983 Vencedores por Cristo Tudo ou Nada
42 Cover for Rameau: Pieces de clavecin 1983 Jean-Philippe Rameau Rameau: Pieces de clavecin
45 Cover for Renúncia 1983 Shirley Carvalhaes Renúncia
29 1984 Johann Sebastian Bach Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 (Musica Antiqua Köln feat. conductor: Reinhard Goebel)
60 Cover for PHILIPS: Harpsichord Music 1985 Peter Philips PHILIPS: Harpsichord Music
12 Cover for Bach: Harpsichord Partitas Nos. 1, 2 & 4 1989 Igor Kipnis Bach: Harpsichord Partitas Nos. 1, 2 & 4
92 Cover for FRESCOBALDI: Fantasie, Book 1 / Ricercari / Canzoni Francesi 1989 Girolamo Frescobaldi FRESCOBALDI: Fantasie, Book 1 / Ricercari / Canzoni Francesi
72 Cover for Bach: Goldberg Variations 1990 Keith Jarrett Bach: Goldberg Variations
97 Cover for Bach, C.P.E.: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, Wq. 83-87 1990 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Bach, C.P.E.: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, Wq. 83-87
68 Cover for Pachelbel: Hexachordum Apollinis 1991 Johann Pachelbel Pachelbel: Hexachordum Apollinis
62 Cover for BACH, J.S.: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (Landowska) (1951-1954) 1991 Johann Sebastian Bach BACH, J.S.: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (Landowska) (1951-1954)
23 Cover for shamblin´Man 1992 Prussia shamblin´Man
49 Cover for Bach Sonatas 1992 Keith Jarrett;Michala Petri Bach Sonatas
82 Cover for Purcell: Keyboard Suites & Grounds 1992 Henry Purcell Purcell: Keyboard Suites & Grounds
39 Cover for Bach, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Bwv 1063-1065 / Bwv 1044, Bwv 1050A 1993 Johann Sebastian Bach Bach, J.S.: Harpsichord Concertos, Bwv 1063-1065 / Bwv 1044, Bwv 1050A
15 Cover for Couperin: Pieces De Clavecin 1994 Francois Couperin Couperin: Pieces De Clavecin
32 Cover for Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - BWV 846-869 1994 Ottavio Dantone Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - BWV 846-869
52 Cover for Pancrace Royer : Premier Livre de pièces pour clavecin (1746) 1995 Christophe Rousset Pancrace Royer : Premier Livre de pièces pour clavecin (1746)
74 Cover for Harpsichord concertos 1995 Johann Sebastian Bach Harpsichord concertos
77 1995 Vencedores por Cristo Louvor I e II
79 Cover for FORQUERAY: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 2 and 4 1995 Antoine Forqueray FORQUERAY: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 2 and 4
88 Cover for PURCELL: Suites and Transcriptions for Harpsichord 1995 Henry Purcell PURCELL: Suites and Transcriptions for Harpsichord
19 Cover for Forqueray: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 1995 Antoine Forqueray Forqueray: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5
69 Cover for BOISMORTIER: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, Op. 91 1995 Joseph Bodin de Boismortier BOISMORTIER: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, Op. 91
84 Cover for FORQUERAY: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 5 1995 Antoine Forqueray FORQUERAY: Harpsichord Suites Nos. 1, 3 and 5
36 Cover for Haydn, J.: Keyboard Concertos 1997 Franz Joseph Haydn Haydn, J.: Keyboard Concertos
20 Cover for FROBERGER / BULL / BACH: Harpsichord Music 1998 Anthony Jennings FROBERGER / BULL / BACH: Harpsichord Music
73 Cover for BACH-MARKEVITCH: The Musical Offering 1999 Johann Sebastian Bach BACH-MARKEVITCH: The Musical Offering
86 Cover for Die kunst der fuge 1999 Johann Sebastian Bach Die kunst der fuge
94 Cover for Musical Offering 2000 BACH Musical Offering
26 Cover for Bach, J.C.: 6 Harpsichord Concertos, Op. 1 2001 Johann Christian Bach Bach, J.C.: 6 Harpsichord Concertos, Op. 1
31 Cover for The Harpsichord Concertos 2002 Johann Sebastian Bach The Harpsichord Concertos
71 Cover for German music for Viols and Harpsichord 2003-05-21 Les Filles de Sainte Colombe German music for Viols and Harpsichord
99 2005-06-14 Foetus Love
55 Cover for Sweelinck, J.P.: Harpsichord Music 2008 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck Sweelinck, J.P.: Harpsichord Music
47 Cover for Strange ways to ancient times 2009 Nachtgeblüt Strange ways to ancient times
56 Cover for Freddy 2009 Prussia Freddy
4 Cover for Dr. Bull's Jewel - Keyboard Music of John Bull 2011-06-07 Kathryn Cok Dr. Bull's Jewel - Keyboard Music of John Bull
41 Cover for Bach: Goldberg Variations 2012 Gustav Leonhardt Bach: Goldberg Variations
48 Cover for Works For Harpsichord 2012 Gustav Leonhardt Works For Harpsichord
33 Cover for Purcell, H.: Harpsichord Music 2012 Henry Purcell Purcell, H.: Harpsichord Music
43 Cover for Bach Goldberg Variations 2012-10-15 Janine Johnson Bach Goldberg Variations
35 Cover for Rameau: Opera & Ballet Transcriptions 2014 Jean-Philippe Rameau Rameau: Opera & Ballet Transcriptions
65 Cover for Tenor Battle 2015 Håkon Kornstad Tenor Battle
1 Cover for Il cembalo di Partenope 2017 Catalina Vicens Il cembalo di Partenope
44 Cover for The Art of the Baroque Harpsichord 2017 Laurence Cummings The Art of the Baroque Harpsichord
58 Cover for Harpsichord Sessions 2017-05-29 Danny L Harle & Pawel Siwczak Harpsichord Sessions
17 Cover for Scarlatti, D.: Sonatas 2018 Trevor Pinnock Scarlatti, D.: Sonatas
59 Cover for Barricades 2020 Thomas Dunford & Jean Rondeau Barricades
90 Cover for Harpsichord Masterpieces - Robert Aldwinckle 2023 Various Artists Harpsichord Masterpieces - Robert Aldwinckle
5 Jean-Philippe Rameau RAMEAU: Pieces de Clavecin / Cinq Pieces / La Dauphine
16 Bruno Procopio Bach: Partitas Pour Clavecin 5, 2, 6 - Vol. II
46 Marc-André Fournel J.C.F. Bach, Complete Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord cd
98 Domenico Scarlatti The Art of the Baroque Harpsichord
21 Dom André Laberge (François & Louis Couperin) Couperin: Le Clavecin des Couperin
25 Gustav Leonhardt/Gerd Berg Bach: 6 Partitas BWV 825-830
30 Joseph Bodin de Boismortier BOISMORTIER: Suites for Harpsichord and for Flute
40 Alex Bilo & Wit Empire
61 dotCommunism Sic Semper
80 Rameau J.P. December
81 Hanneke van Proosdij Harpsichord suites of Chambonnieres
85 Jean-Philippe Rameau Rameau: Les Indes Galantes
Henry Purcell Purcell