Scarlatti, D - Keyboard Sonata K32 in D minor

Though his readings are unabashedly pianistic, they exhibit more than a passing acquaintance with contemporary Baroque performance practice...One of the joys of this generous set is the expressive... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2019 More…

Long immersed in Scarlatti’s music, Sudbin is an ardent advocate, his fearless Russian-school technique making light weather of even the most breakneck writing: rhythms are crisp and buoyant;... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

in order for Huangci to maintain balance and proportion within her superimposed larger forms, she understandably omits repeats, which avid Scarlatti connoisseurs might miss. Yet when you consider... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2015 More…

By far the finest track here is his transcription of the Chaconne from Bach’s Second Partita for Violin, where the purity of the line and the implied harmonic textures transfer from bowed strings... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The sonatas that tend to come off more effectively are those where Korstick is less obviously ‘interpreting’ them. — Gramophone Magazine, April 2022 More…

if Tharaud is evidently aware of the stylistic insights afforded by the scholarly diggings of the past few decades, he's unrepentantly pianistic in his approach...Tharaud's is playing with personality,... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…