Dear Dave : is just great to see and enjoy everyone of your videos, and perhaps the best part, on top of the wonderful explanation is to be able to share your joy of music and life is just wonderful Thank you for your zest of life and music David
Thank you for this doubly enlightening video. When Segovia recorded Bach on guitar he had to justify using a different instrument. The beauty of both Scarlatti pieces on each instrument was enlightening and amazingly satisfying.
This is wonderful. Personally I'm in love with K. 87 in B minor, (Angela Hewitt in the version I own). Still in my listening list the Landowska plays Scarlatti Sonatas from 2001.
I wish he'd written more of these slow, beautiful pieces. I can feel quite burnt out after listening to a Scarlatti Sonata recording, and I'd welcome the relief!
I would love you to discuss the merits of transcriptions/arrangements of Scarlatti to other instruments. In specific the guitar uses these wonderful pieces wonderfully and in my opinion it is a reason we know Scarlatti existed. It adds colors, dynamics and contrapuntal layers that the keyboard instruments don't easily achieve. Spanish flavor... I don't think so, but it is one reason that recordings explain why they are recording them. This particular sonata also sounds beautiful on harp.
It's amazing how the piano versions of these - while beautiful and more expressive - always seem to sound so much more conventional than the harpsichord ones.
Hi David if I could suggest K208 in A major for a future video. I love the steady beat of the left hand (great to sync with in a rocking chair!) to the beautiful right hand melody. -DN
I can't listen baroque music on the piano. For Scarlatti, I heard that Scarlatti knew the pianoforte, and it's possible that some of his sonatas are composed for the both keyboard instruments. But it's sad to see that there are less interpretation of baroque music on the harpsichord. Playing Couperin or Bach on the piano, it's like playing Bruckner's symphonies on the marimba or the organ.
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Dear Dave : is just great to see and enjoy everyone of your videos, and perhaps the best part, on top of the wonderful explanation is to be able to share your joy of music and life is just wonderful
Thank you for your zest of life and music
David
Many thanks!
Now that was a tonic to all the late romanticism from last week. Beautiful work and performance.
Thank you for this doubly enlightening video. When Segovia recorded Bach on guitar he had to justify using a different instrument. The beauty of both Scarlatti pieces on each instrument was enlightening and amazingly satisfying.
This is wonderful. Personally I'm in love with K. 87 in B minor, (Angela Hewitt in the version I own). Still in my listening list the Landowska plays Scarlatti Sonatas from 2001.
I wish he'd written more of these slow, beautiful pieces. I can feel quite burnt out after listening to a Scarlatti Sonata recording, and I'd welcome the relief!
One of my favorites k466, thank you
My pleasure.
I would love you to discuss the merits of transcriptions/arrangements of Scarlatti to other instruments. In specific the guitar uses these wonderful pieces wonderfully and in my opinion it is a reason we know Scarlatti existed. It adds colors, dynamics and contrapuntal layers that the keyboard instruments don't easily achieve. Spanish flavor... I don't think so, but it is one reason that recordings explain why they are recording them.
This particular sonata also sounds beautiful on harp.
Great job as always, David!
What a beauty! It come close to my favourite soulful sonatas K 52 ( Francesco Nicolosi on Naxos for instance) and K 516
It's amazing how the piano versions of these - while beautiful and more expressive - always seem to sound so much more conventional than the harpsichord ones.
I love the harpsichord/piano comparison! This could even be its own talk - music that works equally well on different instruments.
Scarlatti's and CPE. Bach's sonatas on piano are great on sunday afternoon. Pletnev is great on both.
100 % Correct
k466 is by far my favourite to play. i think of it as baroqomantic.
I'm out walking my dog at Twilight while listening to this.. just perfect
I can imagine! My best to your dog.
Hi David if I could suggest K208 in A major for a future video. I love the steady beat of the left hand (great to sync with in a rocking chair!) to the beautiful right hand melody.
-DN
Noted!
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Thank you.
I’m surprised that I find the harpsichord version more compelling. I like both though.
If you think k. 466 is soulful, you should hear k. 87. It is a tragic piece that Scarlatti wrote as a lament for his late wife.
How do you know?
@@kuradipingviin because of my brain? 👶
I can't listen baroque music on the piano. For Scarlatti, I heard that Scarlatti knew the pianoforte, and it's possible that some of his sonatas are composed for the both keyboard instruments. But it's sad to see that there are less interpretation of baroque music on the harpsichord. Playing Couperin or Bach on the piano, it's like playing Bruckner's symphonies on the marimba or the organ.
No, it isn't. They sound great on the piano too.
You MUST hear Horowitz’s performance of this gem.
Haven't we all?