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Every so often a major pianist reclaims Scarlatti for the piano with an outstanding recording. As Ralph Kirkpatrick put it, Scarlatti's harpsichord, while supremely itself, is continually menacing... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…
Pierre Hantaï… beings… with one of the composer's most intimate pieces, the D minor Sonata, K213… Hantaï discovers its poetry in unhurried and reflective playing of great beauty. In striking... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
Release Date:
9th Jan 2006
Catalogue No: MIR007
Label: Mirare
Series: Pierre Hantaï Scarlatti Sonatas
Length: 65 minutes
Awards:
BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, Instrumental Choice
Though his readings are unabashedly pianistic, they exhibit more than a passing acquaintance with contemporary Baroque performance practice...One of the joys of this generous set is the expressive... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019More…
Release Date:
4th Oct 2019
Catalogue No: 19075944462
Label: Sony
Length: 3 hours 54 minutes
Awards:
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year
Pi-hsien Chen is an accomplished pianist, steeped in 18th and 20th century repertoires, and she knows how to treat their different sounds with the appropriate respect — International Piano, July/August 2013More…