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Post Subject: Scarlatti on Harpsichord vs BachPosted by zanon on: 2/21/2011

When I first heard Scarlatti on a harpsichord it was a revelation. I found the tone, in its attack, to be almost like that of an electric guitar, and very energetic. I do not know to what degree this is inherent to the instrument, or how Scarlatti used it, or how the player interpreted the music through the instrument. Nevertheless, I had not heard that energy in tone before, and I found it very interesting.

I also remember the first time I heard Bach by Gould vs someone else (all on piano). To me this was when I understood how the player's artistic vision was perhaps the most critical element to the music.

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