[Harpsichord Advent Calendar - Un jour Un clavecin] - Mathias Griewisch 2022. (14/24)

The harpsichord of the day arrived at the Schola Cantorum only a few days ago. It is a chromatic harpsichord, built by Mathias Griewisch on a model described by Michael Praetorius in 1618. It is possible to play not 12, but 19 keys per octave, which makes it possible to distinguish for example B# from C, or Gb from F#. The piece by Maione that I have chosen was written for the chromatic harpsichord: it does not explore the enharmonic dimension, so it does not highlight the difference between, for example, a solb and an F#, but the central part of the piece modulates very far in the sharp keys, and it is exceptional to have such modulations while keeping a great purity in the tuning of the intervals. -- Le clavecin du jour est arrivé à la Schola Cantorum il y a seulement quelques jours. Il s’agit d’un clavecin chromatique, construit par Mathias Griewisch sur un modèle décrit par Michael Praetorius en 1618. On peut compter non pas 12, mais 19 touches par octave, ce qui perme