Malcolm Hamilton (harpsichordist)
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Malcolm Hamilton was American harpsichord
ist.
He studied harpsichord at University of Washington in Seattle and then taught at University of Southern California
. He played as soloist and with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
under Neville Marriner
. His most important record is Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues.
Harpsichord
A harpsichord is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by plucking a string when a key is pressed.In the narrow sense, "harpsichord" designates only the large wing-shaped instruments in which the strings are perpendicular to the keyboard...
ist.
He studied harpsichord at University of Washington in Seattle and then taught at University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. He played as soloist and with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is a 40-member American chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, considered by music critic Jim Svejda as "America's finest chamber orchestra".-History:...
under Neville Marriner
Neville Marriner
Sir Neville Marriner is an English conductor and violinist.-Biography:Marriner was born in Lincoln and studied at the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. He played the violin in the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Martin String Quartet and London Symphony Orchestra, playing with the...
. His most important record is Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues.