Scarlatti | Sonata K. 1 in D minor | David Louie

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757):

Sonata K. 1 in D minor (Allegro)
from Essercizi per Gravicembalo (1739)

David Louie, harpsichord

Portuguese single-manual harpsichord by Robert Hicks after Calisto
A=415Hz (temperament: Bach/Louie)

[pedrojorge]

Bravo! Scarlatti é daqueles que você tem que Tocar Sentindo e saboreando cada nota pra entender a beleza na sua forma mais pura

[RogerSheldonUK]

OK, so I am hooked. I am going to have to watch every one of your videos now! They are most enjoyable, thank you 🙂

[mmakipf]

Effortless yet expressive! Those videos are about the best series on Youtube! Thank you for all your hard work!!

[gregorytrayling]

Thank you so much for making these available! I particularly enjoy the above-keyboard view. Nahre Sol's recent video linked me here.

[seancregomusic]

So lovely. I had been avoiding polishing this one myself as it's so popular and there are 554 others to learn instead, but it is one of my most favorites. I was struggling with phrasing, though, as most people play this "straight" and "mechanical", and I was unable to unhear it played that way. So, listening to this several times was quite helpful. I don't want to emulate you too much, but it provokes some good ideas given recordings can't exist of Scarlatti himself!

[gfweis]

I love this tempo, which I think gives the music its full expression. And the use of those luftpauasen is very effective, too, in communicating the feeling in the piece. I am now happy to be a subscriber.

[dash_user]

I've never heard Hapsichord sounding that good