Posted: May 24, 2017 1:39 am
Shrunk wrote:SafeAsMilk wrote:Anyway, Scarlatti's pretty much the only guy I've been able to enjoy on harpsichord so far. Tried going back to Bach on harpsichord, still don't like it. Richter's or Aschkenazy's WTC still kicks the shit out of any harpsi version I've heard. There's a Naxos series going through all the Scarlatti sonatas on piano that's maybe half way through the cycle, I'm hoping they'll eventually put them into an inexpensive box set because even though they're already cheap at 9 bucks, a complete cycle is something like 35 cds so that adds up.
I love Scarlatti, too. Not least because, as a guitarist, his music translates quite well to the instrument. I'm working on K. 322 for my Grade 8 Royal Conservatory exam.
I note that Scott Ross' complete set on harpsichord is now selling for under US$60. Click that "Buy" button, now!
https://www.amazon.com/Scarlatti-Comple ... nskepti-20
I'd been eyeballing that. Checked out a few other versions, but I like his harpsi sound best so far, even if there is all that low end noise. I have heard Scarlatti's great for guitar, I've got a few CD's of transcriptions on my list. I muchly like Kyuhee Park's playing of them.
Thanks for the recommendation for Kempff on Beethoven, by the way. I listened to some of the stereo set and enjoyed it (it's not especially stereo
), checked out the mono set and dug that too. It sounds pretty good for mono, the big sell is that great room sound. His playing of Beethoven makes the most sense to me of anyone so far -- his moonlight sonata is super intense! Just ordered.