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reinpost (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I've always remained a beginner, I could never play it like you do. About the pauses: I hear the "sentences" longer than you play them in some places. About the meantone: I agree it sounds OK, and this is what made me think of John Bull!
reinpost (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is the piece that definitely made me a Scarlatti fan. I was astonished that stuff like this was written in the 18th century. It reminds me a little of some of John Bull's ladders and chromatics in the Fitzwilliam books).I don't think Scarlatti played it so meanly tuned :) I also wonder why you place the pauses the way you do.
ernststolz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
well thanks, that is even later than in Germany. Stringed instruments however were much earlier tuned in a more well tempered system, but thanks for the info.
wandalewlandowska (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It's interesting to note that organs in England and consequently the other anglo-saxon countries continued to be tuned in meantone till very nearly the mid-19th century! I love your site and always look forward to your next posting.
ernststolz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yes indeed, in Germany organs where tuned till late 18th century (1775-Bremen) in meantone.
SFChristo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Meantone in Scarlatti, interesting idea. I love it in Sweelinck's Chromatic Fantasia. There is movement to play Buxtehude in mean tone. Makes for some novel recordings.
ernststolz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
gracias!
jorgealbertobaron (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
GRAN OBRA DE SCARLATTI
balbaster (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
good performance! 5 stars again!
ernststolz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You are right. The meantone make chromatism quite exciting, but to the real purist, this is a real crime of course. Sometimes retuning an instrument for only one piece is not economical. |
