Scarlatti: Sonatas (LP 180g)

Schmitt-Leonardy, Wolfram

PCL 10293

The successful Scarlatti recordings now also in LP version!

The distinguished critic Jed Distler about the recording of Scarlatti Sonatas by Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy in Gramaphone on the occasion of ‘EDITOR’S CHOICE award: “One the most intelligently programmed and distinctively played Scarlatti collections to cross my reviewer’s desk in years.” Writes distinguished critic Jed Distler about the recording of Scarlatti Sonatas by Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy in Gramophone.

Written in single-movement form, Scarlatti’s sonatas reveal the development of new playing techniques, including note repetitions and fast passages in parallel 3rds and 6ths, as well as the innovation of musical structures, which point to the emerging Classical style.

This recording presents some famous and lesser-known sonatas by Scarlatti, a careful selection presenting the many faces of his genius: from careless gaiety and stormy energy to intense lyricism and wistful melancholy.

German pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy is one of the leading pianists of his generation. His concert activities and CD recordings mark him as an extremely intelligent musician with the heart in the right place, his immense technical powers almost being taken for granted. His CD’s of Brahms, Schumann and Rachmaninoff have won him 5 star reviews all over the world: “astonishing and exquisite listening” (Fono Forum), “Electrifying passion and clarity” (Piano News), “dazzling brilliance and interpretative sophistication”(American Record Guide), “Coup de Coeur”(Piano Magazine), “In his recording of Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy achieves a fusion of impassioned ardor and classical textual rigor..a stimulating and compelling listening journey, 9/9” (Jed Distler on Classicstoday.com).

Vinyl x 2

Piano Classics

29.11.2023

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