All of the selections were composed by J. S. Bach. Track 1 is a fantasy in C minor. Tracks 2 to 11 are selections from Book 1 of the Well-tempered Clavier, and tracks 12 to 20 contain the English Suite #1.

The harpsichord is copied from a one manual instrument built by Hans Moerman in Antwerp (1584). It was restored by Frank Hubbard in Boston (1963). The working plans of the instrument used are due to Lutz Bungart of the Instrument workshop. It was built in the the early seventies by Al Goldstein when he was the partner of Lutz. The instrument has 2 manuals in the usual dispostion of 8x8x4.