Admirable (le claveciniste et le clavecin!). Quand Bach l'allemand écrit de la musique à la française et qu'elle est jouée par un Italien on se met à rêver à une certaine Europe!...
It is a marvel. Supremely expressive, and a rhythmic vitality that elevates the interpretation to a practically divine level. Lovely sound of the instrument as well! Having been the recording person at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments for 30 years I have heard many - many! harpsichord performances and there is no doubt Marco Mencoboni sits up there on Olympus at the right hand of Apollo! Brilliant performer.
Why is he so good and I never heard of this artist before? Usually don’t care for harpsichord but his sound is sooo colorful and 3 dimensional! And the rhythm!! Wow!!
The spaces between notes, even in fast sweeping passages, are so critical to baroque interpretation and he executed them so perfectly. The piece feels like it is alive and breathing with such an articulate expression. Bravissimo!
I totally sympathize with the 16th-note inegal technique after entering the overture three beats. I felt like I was hearing the original performance of this piece for the first time.
