While as a listener I do appreciate the thick and pounding sonorities of romantic music (i.e. Liszt et al.), it takes a special touch (every listener envisions his ideal sound for the composers he likes) and a certain kind of phrasing and articulation (I imagine use of the pedal as well) on the piano for Baroque and Classical period music. Mr. Schoeman has this touch and he brings out the crystalline character of composers like Bach and Haydn and here, Scarlatti. The greatness of any composition is neither in the number of notes or length of the composition, but rather in arrangement of the units of melody, harmony and rhythm and the performer here masterfully brings out the pathos in this exquisite little diamond by Scarlatti.
While as a listener I do appreciate the thick and pounding sonorities of romantic music (i.e. Liszt et al.), it takes a special touch (every listener envisions his ideal sound for the composers he likes) and a certain kind of phrasing and articulation (I imagine use of the pedal as well) on the piano for Baroque and Classical period music. Mr. Schoeman has this touch and he brings out the crystalline character of composers like Bach and Haydn and here, Scarlatti. The greatness of any composition is neither in the number of notes or length of the composition, but rather in arrangement of the units of melody, harmony and rhythm and the performer here masterfully brings out the pathos in this exquisite little diamond by Scarlatti.
Bravo Ben met 'n puik vertolking! Wat 'n voorreg om op so besonderse instrument te kan speel - sy klank is wonderlik!
Fine playing!
Clean, precise, and lovely! Great job! I also love the Haydn sonata that you played!
Very nice. Where is this particular piano?
Fantasties!
'n Prag-vertolking! Dankie, Ben!