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Scarlatti 5: Pierre Hantaï
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)
Hantaï demonstrates, as before, his intuitive understanding of all those subtle ingredients that make this music compelling and to my ears utterly irresistible…No detail is lost and no expressive...
Scarlatti 5: Pierre Hantaï
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)
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Hantaï demonstrates, as before, his intuitive understanding of all those subtle ingredients that make this music compelling and to my ears utterly irresistible…No detail is lost and no expressive...
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A fifth volume of Domenico Scarlatti's Sonatas from the doyen of French harpsichordists, Pierre Hantaï, of whom Gramophone said: "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...The irresistible disc is splendidly annotated by Hantaï and beautifully packaged.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010
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Awards and reviews
December 2017
Hantaï demonstrates, as before, his intuitive understanding of all those subtle ingredients that make this music compelling and to my ears utterly irresistible…No detail is lost and no expressive nuance overlooked in [his] vital and luminous playing.
August 2017
He brings crisp, precise fingerwork to bear while maintaining beguiling softness of hand and impressive control of speed and tone…seventy-eight minutes of harpsichord music by one composer is not always an easy listen but with Scarlatti and Hantaï it is an absolute pleasure to stay with.
