Chances are, you’ve never heard of Wanda Landowska, not unless you’re either a harpsichordist or an afficianado of early music. Wanda Landowska happens to be the woman who (almost) single-handedly revived the harpsichord as a performing instrument. You see, once the piano was invented and perfected, around 1711, (in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristifori) the harpsichord […]
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One of the most serene and healing pieces of music I know
By Dr. Alice Cash on December 9, 2008 in Classical Music, Healing Music Travel, Music and Emotion, Music and Relaxation, Music Healing
Listen to Dr. Cash perform Bach You’re watching a snippet of a lecture/recital that I did last Fall at Clemson University in S.C. The piece that I’m playing is Bach’s Prelude in C major from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk.1. If you close your eyes and listen to this piece, you will […]