Alessandro Scarlatti (1659-1725) - Fugue in F minor. Temperament: A. Werckmeister

What an extraordinary early fugue, written by Alessandro Scarlatti, the father of Domenico Scarlatti.

[@grahamcaldecott]

The most calming playing I know. Love it!

[@andreasisenberg8700]

Wow, that's quite a compliment! Thanks!

[@OrzoMondo]

Fantastic, as usual - I wonder how many takes it takes to play a whole fugue in real time without mistakes?

[@andreasisenberg8700]

Thank you! To answer your question, it's not only about playing without errors, but more importantly to get the most inspired version. In this case, I took the first part from one "take" and cut the second part from another "take" that was errorless, but which first part wasn't as good as the one I chose. Then I joined the two.

[@grahamcaldecott]

Yes, a really interesting piece, I don't know it. Beautifully realised, those higher registers sound particularly intimate and haunting. Superb, Andreas.

[@andreasisenberg8700]

Thank you, Graham!

[@둘기둘기-e4l]

Who played this? Mr. Andreas? Wonderful. I am into this fugue f minor rarely played by other pianists.

[@andreasisenberg8700]

Yes, it's my interpretation. I am glad you like it!

[@bangkokmaco]

love the temperament. perhaps just my prejudices, but would love to hear this on harpsichord.

[@andreasisenberg8700]

Yes, the Werckmeister temperament sometimes sounds particularly well. I also nourish a personal interest in exploring the possibilities modern synthetic sounds provide. For instance, I recorded this same piece on the synthesizer some months ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4a8YZunr8d6pdk