Scarlatti, D - Sonata K132 in C major

This is impassioned, eloquent Scarlatti, emanating directly from the heart, ordered and juxtaposed by an inspired artistic sensibility. Anyone in love with Scarlatti or with he sound of the... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2018 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…

I wasn’t looking forward to four hours of 3-minute sonatas; but the man is a magician, casting a spell that kept me nailed to my seat long after what should have been intermission time. Ullrich... — Fanfare, March/April 2020 More…

The recital’s centrepiece is Gaspard de la nuit in a remarkable reading that exudes drama, colour and atmosphere. Pacing in ‘Ondine’ is apt, building to the nymph’s feigned tears and bitter... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2016 More…

One the most intelligently programmed and distinctively played Scarlatti collections to cross my reviewer’s desk in years. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2022 More…