The best performers of Scarlatti Sonatas

[eduard]

For me: Pogorelich, Perahia, Tipo

[palika dunno]

horowitz, michelangeli, pogrelich

[anschlag]

I voted for Horowitz.

I love the recordings made by Marcelle Meyer too.

[mig]

Pletnev, Horowitz, and Pogorelich.

[kreso]

Pletnev, Horowitz, and Pogorelich.

Of course!

[arensky]

Of these I voted Horowitz, Michelangeli and Perahia. I also enjoy the Scarlatti of Casadesus, and particularly Sergei Babayan. Babayan's Scarlatti is astounding, check it out!

[pianistimo]

ok. 

hmm.  i couldn't find an example on amazon.  guess i'll have to get a recording (unless someone knows where to take a listen of babayan on line).

i once heard pogorelich live.  and, he played some scarlatti.  now, i forget which sonata, but it was beautiful.

[brahms_schumann]

Horowitz and Pletnev

[arensky]

Of these I voted Horowitz, Michelangeli and Perahia. I also enjoy the Scarlatti of Casadesus, and particularly Sergei Babayan. Babayan's Scarlatti is astounding, check it out!

And here is Mr. Babayan...

https://rapidshare.de/files/12068615/Babayan_Sonata_in_G__K.547.mp3.html

https://rapidshare.de/files/12068502/Babayan_Sonata_in_e__K.79.mp3.html

[pianistimo]

i downloaded them somewhere.  now where are they?  help.  i seriously need help when it comes to computers. 

[arensky]

i downloaded them somewhere.  now where are they?  help.  i seriously need help when it comes to computers. 

Use the "find" feature, shouldn't be hard to find  . If you can't find them download then again, and make sure you specify that they should be saved to the desktop. Then you can file them where you want to once you've heard them.

[pianistimo]

oh.  where's find when you need it. 

ok i clicked on files - and maybe i need to open it.  ok.  i can do this.

[Waldszenen]

Horowitz, Pletnev and Michelangeli


And Balasz Szokolay of Naxos is very good also (although a bit stiff occasionally).

[ffszopen]

I really enjoyed Horowitz.

[pohlpiano]

Carlo Grante is also great, especially since he recorded a full set. Maybe there should be some harpsichordists on the list? Ross, etc... Anyway, Pletnev is my number 1 Scarlatti performer, creative, playful, wonderful sound. Horowitz would be the second choice.