The art of the harpsichord reached its height in the later Baroque period, during the first fifty years of the eighteenth century, before the development of the hammer-action fortepiano and pianoforte. Not only did the instrument command the attention of virtuoso performers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Handel and Domenico Scarlatti, it also benefited from the attention of some of the most gifted instrument makers. The present recital, including compositions by three of the great keyboard virtuosi of their time, is given on a harpsichord by Bruce Kennedy, based on a Mietke instrument of 1704.