Paul Wolfe - When They Had Pedals, Volume 2: The Rutkowski (1998)

Here, in all their glory, are the mighty, classic harpsichords of another age. With a dizzying array of pedals, couplers, sound-textures and stops, these are the "Big-Rigs" of harpsichords, played with astonishing mastery by Landowska-protogé Paul Wolfe. Volume Two features two full CDs of Keyboard Suites of the baroque master George Frederick Handel (1685-1759), performed on a magnificent nine-foot concert instrument built by Frank Rutkowski. The deep organny growl of Rutkowski's '16 foot stop', is highlight of these performances. Early stereo master tapes, recorded at 30 ips by recording genius Jerry Newman have been digitally remastered by Doug Pomeroy to provide an aural experience so spectacular it sounds like they were recorded today! With a newly written essay by Larry Palmer, author of "The Harpsichord in America".