July 2024: time to lay down some harpsichord! Jane, Simon and I were at Vestry Hall in Ealing recording Divertissements, the notes written in the score as well as some we improvised together on the day.
We recorded over three days with a view not only to getting the piece as written ‘in the can’ but gathering as much recorded material as we could to use creatively: takes in different tempi, ornamental passages, multiple harpsichord registrations. It is unclear at this stage quite how all this material will be used – perhaps a ‘straight’ version followed by some kind of extended mix, we’ll see. What is certain at the moment is that there is a long editing job ahead!
