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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Being a huge fan of baroque keyboard works, I didn't wait a second in picking up this collection of Scarlatti's Sonatas along with Vol.3. I never have difficulty buying anything on the Naxos label because I consider it such good value for money, and this CD is no exception. My tastes in keyboard music centre around bold performances with great dynamism, and this collection certainly doesn't disappoint. Many of the sonatas are pianissimo and Beatrice Long plays them beautifully, however, I can't help wishing that there were one or two bolder performances. If you have the chance to buy Vol.3 in this collection, don't hesitate! It's absolutely fantastic, with some excellently assertive playing by Jeno Jando.
Vol.4 is a collection of slightly more sombre works, but in no means does this distract from the quality and richness of the pieces chosen for this compilation. As for music quality, I have slightly better recordings on the Naxos label in my music library, but this variety in the standard of recording is something one comes to expect from Naxos. This said, it should not deter you from the decision to part with your hard earned cash. Value for money - it has to be 5/5. Scarlatti fans won't be disappointed. My rating only reflects the unsurpassable collection on Vol.3, for which I have been utterly spoilt. For a fiver, you will never begrudge the choice you made in adding this to your collection.
Vol.4 is a collection of slightly more sombre works, but in no means does this distract from the quality and richness of the pieces chosen for this compilation. As for music quality, I have slightly better recordings on the Naxos label in my music library, but this variety in the standard of recording is something one comes to expect from Naxos. This said, it should not deter you from the decision to part with your hard earned cash. Value for money - it has to be 5/5. Scarlatti fans won't be disappointed. My rating only reflects the unsurpassable collection on Vol.3, for which I have been utterly spoilt. For a fiver, you will never begrudge the choice you made in adding this to your collection.
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Yet another excellent offering from Naxos..Anyone buying all 13 volumes of Scarlatti`s sonatas can not fail to be impressed both by the sonatas and by the exceptional attributes of the pianists
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Making a career and some recordings in the USA, Beatrice Long features as the fourth pianist to contribute a volume in the Naxos projected series of the complete sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. The recording was made in 1996 but not issued until 2002. It will do little to enhance the reputation of the pianist, the series, or Scarlatti himself. There is drama, magic, grandeur and ingenuity aplenty in these single movement works, but little of it is projected here. K 433, for example, so full of rhythmic energy and guitar figuration, comes across as four minutes of dullness. Duller even still is the piano tone throughout. Rarely have I heard such lack-lustre sound quality in a digital recording. Only in terms of duration is this CD good value, running for a second short of 80 minutes.
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