Alexandre Tharaud - Scarlatti – Piano Sonatas (2011)

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Title: Scarlatti – Piano Sonatas
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Virgin Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 70:45
Total Size: 262 Mb
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Tracklist:

01. Keyboard Sonata K239 in f minor
02. Keyboard Sonata K208 in A major
03. Keyboard Sonata K72 in C major
04. Keyboard Sonata K8 in g minor
05. Keyboard Sonata K29 in D major
06. Keyboard Sonata K132 in C major
07. Keyboard Sonata K430 in D major
08. Keyboard Sonata K420 in C major
09. Keyboard Sonata K481 in f minor
10. Keyboard Sonata K514 in C major
11. Keyboard Sonata K64 in d minor
12. Keyboard Sonata K32 in d minor
13. Keyboard Sonata K141 in d minor
14. Keyboard Sonata K472 in B flat major
15. Keyboard Sonata K3 in a minor
16. Keyboard Sonata K380 in E major
17. Keyboard Sonata K431 in G major
18. Keyboard Sonata K9 in d minor

Performers:
Alexandre Tharaud, piano

Alexandre Tharaud's 2011 album of Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas may serve as a reasonable introduction for newcomers to this music, but listeners who have more experience with these distinctive pieces will look elsewhere for a satisfying version. Tharaud follows a long line of pianists who have interpreted the sonatas by way of the modern piano, and like many of his predecessors, he plays them with a fully modern technique, including the use of the pedals and a nearly full range of dynamics and sonorities. His style of playing has supporters, and those who like their Scarlatti to sound up-to-date -- perhaps more like Tharaud's Chopin or Debussy, or even like Poulenc in a Baroque vein -- can be sure they'll enjoy this disc. However, the need to be au courant puts Tharaud at odds with more historically aware pianists who strive for appropriate interpretations yet emulate the sound of the harpsichord by playing without pedals and employing more restricted attacks and colors. Listeners who seek out Scarlatti recordings on harpsichord will find the textures to be more transparent and the harmonies more piquant and novel, and the quirkiness of Scarlatti's phrasing and abrupt rhythmic changes will be readily apparent. Tharaud's audience will like his highly personal interpretations, which can be best described as expressive and richly hued, but others will have reason to find more idiomatic period alternatives.





  • Dafeders
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Please, please, re-up in flac. Thanks.
  • D
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Thank you very much. I love Tharaud's playing of Scarlatti