“Balduin, it’s time for a new record.” Challenge accepted—here are five Musical Images for Harpsichord: miniature tone-portraits cut on a very limited 7" and available digitally. Why harpsichord? Since childhood Balduin has loved its directness: plucked strings, no pedals, nowhere to hide. Every gesture is exposed, shaped only by touch and the instrument’s registers (including a lute stop that damps the strings). These pieces grew from visual sparks—paintings, portraits, still lifes, cinema, and literature—first imagined as gallery “images” in the mind, then scored as music. The result sounds old, modern, and timeless at once: banquet & dance, love & grief, on the hunt, love & honor, grace. Written in a short, intense burst, the works braid contemporary sensibility with Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical idioms—free of strict rules, sometimes reaching beyond what two hands can play. All five pieces share a common pitch center: four in C major, one in C minor. A format made for listening felt right: 7" vinyl for the tactile moment; digital download for everyone else. We hope these concise images invite you to linger, look closer, and listen again.