Colin Booth has combined the careers of harpsichordist and harpsichord-maker for more than 30 years. He has sold several hundred instruments, of which an unusually large proportion has gone to Early Music professionals. As a player Colin has performed in many countries from Denmark to South Africa. He also plays and teaches throughout the south-west of England, has conducted courses at several centres, and is a regular contributor to the annual Dartington International Summer School. His recent book "Did Bach Really Mean That? Deceptive Notation in Baroque Keyboard Music" is an introduction to some of the most important conventions underlying the notation used by Baroque composers. Colin has chosen for many of his recordings, music unjustly neglected - or just not yet discovered. But he has only gone for repertoire which he considers great music, even if by composers less well-known. "My aim", he says, "is to get under the skin of the music and move the listener. An ability to thrill people or convey pathos is not so often associated with small-scale keyboard works by lesser composers. But where I find these qualities in the music, I want to pass them on to others."

JS Bach Goldberg Variations Buxtehude - Suites and Variations Dark Harpsichord Music Grounds for Pleasure Johann Mattheson - CD1 - The Twelve Suites of 1714 Johann Mattheson - CD2 - The Twelve Suites of 1714 JS Bach by arrangement Louis Couperin Harpsichord Music The Melodious Birde - Keyboard Music By William Byrd Peter Philips - The English Exile Fogliano to Froberger - A Century of Ricercars Essential Scarlatti Mattheson - The Melodious Talking Fingers William Croft - Keyboard Music The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 CD 1 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 CD 2 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 CD 1

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Instrumental, Harpsichord, Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach.

1. La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective
2. Voices of Music: Lilting Renaissance & Baroque vocal interpretations
3. Musica Pacifica: Baroque and traditional music from England, Scotland and Ireland
4. Lara St John: Bach violin concertos
5. Ensemble Mirable: rare and extraordinary music of the Baroque
6. Alison Crum and Roy Marks: Ethereal, enigmatic and exhilarating renaissance miniature masterpieces for viol and lute
7. Daniel Shoskes: A feast of Baroque lute
8. Richard MacKenzie: Virtuoso English Lutenist and Guitarist
9. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
10. Music of the Spheres: small Baroque chamber ensemble
11. Ensemble Libro Primo: A fantastic classical violin and lute duo interpreting Baroque composers
12. Alex McCartney: Reflective, historically-informed performance on the lute
13. Kaare Norge: outstanding classical guitar
14. Ed Durbrow: Renaissance lute music.
15. Vito Paternoster: cellist extraordinaire
16. Thomas Walker: Lute music of 17th century France and Italy
17. Ernst Stolz: Renaissance and Baroque beautiful music revealed by Dutch gambist and multi-instrumentalist
18. Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
19. Cheryl Ann Fulton: World-class performer and teacher of Medieval, Baroque, Welsh triple, Celtic and Concert harps.
20. Cheryl Ann Fulton: World-class performer and teacher of Medieval, Baroque, Welsh triple, Celtic and Concert harps.