Capriccio’s Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, concert ‘La joie de vivre’ featuring Jory Vinikour aimed to lift the audiences’ spirits after a prolonged and bleak period when concert halls have been shuttered. Jory more than delivered! The Washington Classical Review’s Charles Downey showered the performance with praise, describing it as “…a sensational evening”. Jory Vinikour’s exceptional […]
CAPRICCIO’s COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS Capriccio is delighted to welcome audiences back to our live concerts. We’re thrilled to once again share with patrons the very particular beauties and joys of live performances played by exceptional harpsichordists and musicians. We want to assure our patrons that Capriccio is committed to ensuring the health and safety of […]
We’re giddy with delight as we launch our 2021/2022 Season featuring exceptional harpsichordists in extraordinary live!! and virtual concerts. We’ve have a wonderful line-up of harpsichordists who’ll be performing diverse and compelling programs. While we very much hope the Season will proceed as planned, we must make provision for possible interruptions. This means we’ll open […]
Colin Booth and Matthew Brown recently published a new edition of Johann Mattheson’s “Die Wohlklingende Fingersprache” (The Melodious Talking-Fingers) under the Soundboard label. Drawing solely on the original 1735 publication , it includes beautifully clear scores for 12 fugues and assorted pieces for keyboard which are complemented by an informative Preface and useful Editorial Notes […]
Justin Taylor’s liquid-mercury technique and exquisite touch are fully evident in this spectacular album recorded on the Harpsichord Donzelague c. 1730 and, for one cut, an Erard 1891 piano. The album features a gorgeous mix of works by members of the Rameau family – Jean-Philippe, Claude, Claude-François, and Lazare – complemented by works of two […]
Here’s a new and quite different album from Jean Rondeau. Recorded on a Philippe Humeau 2007 harpsichord, and a polygonal virginal (arpicordo) attributed to Francesco Poggi, c. 1575, this is a very special album indeed. The instruments’ voices alone are enough to stop you in your tracks. But Jean’s performance of the works featured in […]
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Virtual concert
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. DATE WAS Saturday, March 30, 2019, 5:30pm*****. Capriccio is delighted to have renowned artist Andrew Appel perform at this very special Benefit Soirée, a Capriccio fundraiser. Andrew performs exquisite, charming works from François Couperin’s (‘the Great’) ‘Premier livre de piéces de clavecin’; a delightful, effervescent, definitively-Classical Sonata by Joseph Haydn; and […]
