I’ve been thinking about the harpsichord.  In Schnittke.  In Ligeti.  Couperin, of course.  And in my imagined form of Aphex Twin.

In the spirit of my recent confession about loving Puccini, I also admit to loving Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette.  It’s a fun take on the period drama, as a genre — though it’s poppy, no question.  One of my favorite scenes is when Marie Antoinette is passing from room to room, to the sounds of a prepared piano, composed by Aphex Twin (“jynweythek”).  Although not a harpsichord, it tastes a lot like it.

I won’t post the track here, but it can be heard in this experimental video by Ivan Shevchenko.

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