Scarlatti, Sonata in G minor (K. 315)

Sonata in G minor (K. 315) by Domenico Scarlatti, performed by Christian Zacharias, with an animated graphical score.
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[@GuilhermeCarvalhoComposer]

I think this is the first time I see you using a "paper-colored" background, and it works really well !

[@smalin]

@@GuilhermeCarvalhoComposer kzbin.info/aero/PLtj_HurkS7Zy-nricgo7W9V8pk9bXniSJ&si=p7z3QqiSlc7LFO16

[@GuilhermeCarvalhoComposer]

@@smalin oh cool, thanks! I'd seen most of the white backgrounds but somehow missed the "papery" ones.

[@bsku0765]

Ooooh

[@Targeted_1ndividual]

I like this background color.

[@mgul0619]

this one is great ^^

[@aniruddhvasishta8334]

I personally prefer the black background. Also I was wondering to myself if/why Scarlatti or the interpreter decided to notate/play this sonata in a style without the texture I usually associate with Scarlatti but then I heard 0:53.

[@jarekwrzosek2048]

It's so sad that so little of Domenico Scarlatti's music is performed on harpsichord, AS IT SUPPOSED TO BE. Don't get me wrong, piano sounds good, but at the same time, it's kinda off. It lacks warmth and softness harpsichord has, not to mention, it's a massive anachronism. IMHO, baroque music sounds the best on period instruments.

[@smalin]

I'm afraid I have to push back on this. What does it mean to say that "so little" of his music is played on harpsichord? He wrote 555 sonatas, so it's rare for a harpsichordist to have recorded all of them, but I don't know any harpsichordist who doesn't play Scarlatti. So I guess you mean you don't like it that non-harpsichordists play his music too. Personally, I love Scarlatti's music, and I do play the harpsichord (once even had a gig doing that), but I don't have one at the moment, so I play them on my piano. You certainly aren't saying I'm not "supposed to" play Scarlatti, are you? Or that other non-harpsichordists should keep their hands off of his music? The majority of my Scarlatti videos ( www.musanim.com/Scarlatti/ ) are based on harpsichord recordings (and I'm very much a fan of historically-informed performances), but when I hear a Scarlatti rendition I like, it doesn't matter to me what instrument it's on, and in many cases my favorite recording of a particular Scarlatti sonata is on an instrument other than the harpsichord (e.g. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3atknqnatKCj68 ). So, while I can understand that you prefer hearing Scarlatti on harpsichord, I think that if you can't appreciate performances on other instruments, you're missing something.

[@jarekwrzosek2048]

@@smalin Sorry, what I meant to say, it's rare to hear recordings of harpsichord performances of Scarlatti's work. Especially here on KZbin. I remember scouring the internet for his work performed on harpsichord, as most of it was piano. And yes it's my personal preference, but if you or whoever else likes to play Scarlatti on piano, all the power to you my friend. Have a wonderful day. :)

[@bsku0765]

​@jarekwrzosek2048 didnt scott ross record all of scarlatti on harpsichord? The entire recording is on KZbin as far as I know (because that's what I listened to). Unless you don't like his interpretation, it is there - all of them.

[@jarekwrzosek2048]

@@bsku0765 Yes.