Mary Vanhoozer Scarlatti Piano Sonata K. 427 in G major

[@Madaduxum]

A vibrant and spirited piece of music highly upbeat in nature. I love its steady momentum and bountiful grace at which it fastly moves. Wunderbar.

[@teslammvii]

IMO the best tempo on youtube, very consistent, considerate of the long left hand jumps.

[@234sail]

Such a wonderful performance on all levels. Scarlatti must have been having some of the best days of his life when he composed this joyous masterpiece.

[@234sail]

Just love this performance! Probably one of the absolute best on KZbin

[@mikemason6069]

I can't help but smile when I hear this piece, so it was wonderful to watch you smile while playing it! Great performance, brava!

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Your fingers actually smiled! Delightful!

[@christopherrodgers2428]

In no way do I pretend to understand piano... But I love this piece, and I think of EVERY version I can find on the Internet (there are a ton!) this performance is the best. The tempo is actually musical and you are able to enjoy the melody. Thank you so much for posting! :)

[@maryvanhoozer-rodriguez9667]

+Christopher Rodgers Thanks for this kind note, I feel very encouraged! I did wrestle choosing a tempo. Interestingly Scarlatti wrote "as fast as possible" at the beginning of this piece, so my initial goal was to do just that. But it was challenging to keep it musically interesting (even simply understandable) at such a rushed pace, so once I reached my "speed limit," I brought the tempo down just enough to be able to add some character (at least that was my hope!) So glad you enjoyed the performance!

[@antoniopineiro1669]

Me encantó tu maravillosa interpretación. Además, amo a Scarlatti. De tu mano es mejor aún.

[@radiokid2]

Such a happy, sweet-souled piece!

[@pietkonijn5522]

Die heeft er zin in !! Geweldig en een prima geluidskwaliteit.

[@richardcleveland8549]

Splendid performance at JUST the right tempo! Brava!

[@neilkilleen3911]

when I can play this beast so precisely I will smile too !

[@miguelcaballero5195]

I'm in love with this version. Absolutely gorgeous. Every time I comeback to listen again I wish could give a like once again and again.

[@apistosig4173]

oh gawd - just fabulous!

[@Columbashaw]

Beautifully played!! 👏

[@lucazalaffi1able]

BRAVISSIMA!!! ... 👏👏👏👏👏 👍👍👍👍👍

[@apistosig4173]

stupendous! bravo

[@carlosmesateijeiro9719]

Very good! High energy, clear articulation, perfect fingers coordination... and I liked the accents with the left hand.

[@stevenbeer6005]

That was brilliant! Wow!

[@johnpipkin7198]

Just wonderful !!

[@HandelLover1989]

I love this performance. Beauty....

[@padmavathydivakaran]

I totally enjoyed watching this! Love your playing, Mary!👏🏻❤️👍🏻

[@irwinshung809]

Bravo, Mary! I loved it.

[@wr7804]

Love it!

[@na3044]

very nice.

[@annahryniewicz321]

beautiful playing!!!!!!!!

[@antoniosmusic]

fantastic!

[@PaulVanBladel]

Well done. Very inspiring.

[@SylvainGuinet]

Bravo Mary, it's a wonderfull video

[@sdimiziani]

Finally an interpretation with nuanced musicality.

[@jrajak10]

My piano teacher has given me this piece to learn, sounds really fun!

[@apatronofthearts2115]

Superb!

[@machines_of_dog2903]

She's not only the most beautiful woman in the world... (also quite good at playing piano)

[@jerngreb]

Very good. Perhaps that's the way it was supposed to sound original. well played.

[@ruperttmls7985]

Muy buena interpretación y video, el secreto para esta sonata de Scarlatti está en no tocarla “presto quanto sia” sino en Allegro o Vivace para permitir sonar esos acordes que hay al final de cada frase.

[@na3044]

Is there a CD I can get with this and the Bach toccata? KZbin sound quality is not Stax-compatible.

[@maryvanhoozer-rodriguez9667]

Unfortunately, not a CD of those pieces, but there is a CD of the complete Bach partitas for keyboard available! For more info please send a contact form via this link: www.maryvanhoozer.com/contact

[@na3044]

@@maryvanhoozer-rodriguez9667 Thanks, will do when I have the time. Say, is there a recording of K. 455 somewhere?

[@maryvanhoozer-rodriguez9667]

@@na3044 not yet ;) but the Bach Partitas just became available for digital download! The album is called, 'From Leipzig to LA,' and is on Amazon.

[@na3044]

@@maryvanhoozer-rodriguez9667 Thanks :)

[@na3044]

@@maryvanhoozer-rodriguez9667 Hm, I'd love a CD so I can get lossless files instead of MP3, the quality is quite noticeable with decent equipment. Is there a FLAC-download availlable?

[@annamilluzzo8077]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@richardneedham13]

Mary is the most beautiful girl in the world. No doubt!

[@kisha_music]

I think this piece is too underrated. You play it beautifully. Using an alternate fingering at 0:30 might help you play it more clearly. I uploaded my version on my channel. But I cant play it like you so I made AI play it.

[@rxl007]

Great job, Mary ! Marry me :D

[@yoavnavott]

Better on Accordion ;)

[@amyfriedlander7850]

Too fast. The music gets buried.

[@kingsleymarion]

this piece is literally meant to be played “as fast as possible” hence the presto, quanto sia possibile above the score.

[@Maisiewuppp]

As fast as possible - the instructions of the composer. Originally it would have been played on a harpsichord where the action is lighter and therefore the playing would have been even faster. The joy would be lost if played slower. The music is not buried, you have to keep up with it.

[@hippocraticoaf8798]

LOL I thought it was too slow. No one reads Scarlatti's instruction.

[@RobertSweet-nw4tm]

Sadly this is played far too fast. Rattling off Scarlatti as fast as possible is the scourge of many pianists today. There is no musicality or expression - I guess that this is the modern belief. And a triumphant gesture at the end which seems to mean “look how fast I can push all the notes and all the correct ones too!” They believe that faster is better. Listen to Horowitz