Scarlatti 1: Pierre Hantaï
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)
Awards:
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Building a Library, May 2005, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2003, Editor's Choice
The first track (Kk535) is typical of the quickmoving sonatas that abound in this programme – an astonishing display of dexterity in which the harpsichord he uses (a 1999 copy of an anonymous...
Scarlatti 1: Pierre Hantaï
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)
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Awards:
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Building a Library, May 2005, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2003, Editor's Choice
The first track (Kk535) is typical of the quickmoving sonatas that abound in this programme – an astonishing display of dexterity in which the harpsichord he uses (a 1999 copy of an anonymous...
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Gramophone MagazineJanuary 2003Editor's Choice
2010
The first track (Kk535) is typical of the quickmoving sonatas that abound in this programme – an astonishing display of dexterity in which the harpsichord he uses (a 1999 copy of an anonymous Thuringian instrument of 1720) and the acoustic help in preserving total clarity. Even at maximum velocity (did Scarlatti and his pupil reach such speeds?) he manages to shape his phrases with micro-second dwellings.
It isn't only the speedy sonatas that are impressive; Kk208 exemplifies his skilful shifts to either side of the pulse in giving the lines a natural 'vocal' quality. It also illuminates Kk185, 310, 199 and 162, in the last of which it's more evident in the playful quicker 'interludes'. The irresistible disc is splendidly annotated by Hantaï and beautifully packaged.
overwhelming, brilliant and passionate
