Harpsichord built by Eric Herz in 1969 (after Kirkmann, Shudi & Hass)
The instrument has two keyboards, six pedals, four choirs of strings and five playing registers. Three are played from the lower manual: 16′, 8’1, 4′ and two from the upper:
8’n and Nasale. The latter is a separate 8′ register designed to
produce a somewhat reedy tone due to the close proximity
of the plucking point to the keyboard. The harpsichord is nine
feet long and the 16′ strings have their own separate bridge
and sounding board. The plectra are made of delrin.

Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during November 9-15, 1971 under the technical supervision of Nathaniel S. Johnson.
3 Vinyl box released (ca. 1972) by Vox productions SVBX 5447
Liner notes by Francis L. Gramenz (excerpted from the writer’s M. A. thesis submitted to the Graduate School, Boston University, 1971).

Thanks to Robert Tifft the webmaster of the European Revival Harpsichordists
( for providing all the documentation and already cleaned up acoustic material to make this publication possible.

I took the liberty to replace the original green colour of the paper with the sleeve notes into brown for optimal reading.
SIDE 1 First Dozen (22’41)
Band 1 No. 1 in D 00:00 Allegro 01:01 Adagio 02:01 Allegro
Band 2 No.2 in d 03:04 Presto 04:24 Adagio 05:15 Presto
Band 3 No.3 in E 06:39 Vivace 08:01 Largo 09:35 Vivace
Band 4 No.4 in e 11:00 Allegro 12:18 Dolce 12:52 Allegro
Band 5 No.5 in F 14:10 Vivace 15:36 Largo 16:22 Vivace
Band 6 No.6 in f 17:50 Tempo di Minuetto 19:50 Largo 20:31 Tempo di Minuetto

SIDE 2 First Dozen 23’25
Band 1 No.7 in G 22:35 Presto 23:58 Largo 24:43 Presto
Band 2 No.8 in g 26:10 Vivace 27:34 Cantabile 29:49 Vivace
Band 3 No.9 in A 31:18 Allegro 32:46 Grave 33:15 Allegro
Band 4 No. 10 in a 34:43 Allegro 36:22 Largo 37:00 Allegro
Band 5 No. 11 in B Flat 38:42 Allegro 40:20 Largo 41:00 Allegro
Band 6 No. 12 in E Flat 42:34 Vivace 43:54 Largo 44:31 Vivace

SIDE 3 Second Dozen 25’23
No.1 in c 45:55 Tendrement 46:54 Vivement 47:56 Tendrement 48:58 Tres vite
No.2 in C 49:27 Gravement 51:19 Gayment 52:07 Gravement 54:09 Allegrement
No.3 in b 54:49 Pompeusement 55:42 Allegrement 56:44 Pompeusement 57:40 Gayment
No.4 in D 58:11 Gratieusement 59:20 Vivement 1:00:15 Gratieusement 1:01:25 Vite
No.5 in g 1:02:02 Melodieusement 1:03:18 Spirituellement 1:04:21 Melodieusement 1:05:42 Vite
No.6 in B Flat 1:06:08 Tendrement 1:07:49 Gayment 1:08:58 Tendrement 1:10:35 Vite

SIDE 4 Second Dozen 24’50
No.7 in a 1:11:13 Lentement 1:12:36 Allegrement 1:13:35 Lentement 1:15:03 Vivement
No.8 in A 1:15:43 Gratieusement 1:16:45 Vite 1:17:38 Gratieusement 1:18:40 Gayment
No.9 in e 1:19:21 Flateusement 1:20:14 Vivement 1:21:06 Flateusement 1:22:00 Tres vite
No. 10 in G 1:22:38 Moderement 1:24:13 Vivement 1:25:51 Moderement 1:27:21 Gayment
No. 11 in g 1:28:03 Pompeusement 1:29:06 Allegrement 1:30:04 Pompeusement 1:31:09 Vite
No. 12 in B Flat 1:31:41 Gratieusement 1:33:11 Gaillardement 1:34:10 Gratieusement 1:34:58 Vitement

SIDE 5 Third Dozen 20’55
Band 1 No.1 in F 1:35:56 Vivace 1:36:50 Tempo giusto 1:37:54 Vivace
Band 2 No.2 in d 1:38:50 Vivace 1:40:44 Largo 1:42:09 Vivace
Band 3 No.3 in e 1:43:07 Tempo giusto 1:44:22 Presto 1:45:16 Tempo giusto
Band 4 No.4 in G 1:46:27 Vivace 1:47:40 Dolce 1:48:55 Vivace
Band 5 No.5 in g 1:50:10 Allegro 1:51:34 Soave 1:52:21 Allegro
Band 6 No.6 in c 1:53:45 Gratioso 1:55:08 Vivace 1:56:02 Gratioso

SIDE 6 Third Dozen 24’14
Band 1 No.7 in A 1:56:50 Presto 1:57:57 Arioso 1:59:46 Presto
Band 2 No.8 in a 2:00:56 Vivace 2:02:15 Minue 2:03:09 Vivace
Band 3 No.9 in b 2:04:33 Allegro 2:05:28 Con Pompa 2:06:48 Allegro
Band 4 No. 10 in D 2:07:49 Allegro 2:09:10 Dolce 2:10:25 Allegro
Band 5 No. 11 in E Flat 2:11:45 Vivace 2:13:05 Moderato 2:14:35 Vivace
Band 6 No. 12 in B Flat 2:15:57 Vivace 2:17:33 Arioso 2:19:19 Vivace

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