Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
The recordings of French pianist Alice Ader are highly individualistic in an age of conformity in classical music, and this is doubtless cause for celebration. This selection of Domenico Scarlatti keyboard sonatas, played unapologetically with lots of pedal on a modern Steinway, is no exception at all when it comes to individualism, but you have to have at least some tolerance for absolutely old-school Scarlatti. Ironically, Ader said it was Wanda Landowska, a harpsichordist, who first turned her on to Scarlatti, and she notes inspiration for her interpretations in "the 'expressive rubato' that is the prerogative of harpsichordists' parlando." It is in this expressive rubato, ironically, that she departs even from most piano readings. Sample the Keyboard Sonata in C minor, K. 99, for a full exposure to the technique. The end result is that, when combined with the tremendous variety of articulation Ader applies to the music, Scarlatti comes out sounding like Schumann much of the time. If you're down with that, buy with confidence; the sonatas are sharply differentiated from one another and thought out from beginning to end. The program is nicely arranged, with a few simple, limpid pieces like the Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K. 32 (track 6), artfully placed as intermezzi among the dramatic readings. It's very odd to come to this album after hearing a good deal of historically informed Scarlatti performance; it's almost as though you're hearing a completely different composer. But Scarlatti, like Bach, stands up to wildly varying interpretation, and Ader's is supported by clear sonics from the IRCAM studios in Paris. Brief, personal notes are given in French, English, and German.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From £10.83/month
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Alice Ader, Performer - Domenico Scarlatti, Composer
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Album review
The recordings of French pianist Alice Ader are highly individualistic in an age of conformity in classical music, and this is doubtless cause for celebration. This selection of Domenico Scarlatti keyboard sonatas, played unapologetically with lots of pedal on a modern Steinway, is no exception at all when it comes to individualism, but you have to have at least some tolerance for absolutely old-school Scarlatti. Ironically, Ader said it was Wanda Landowska, a harpsichordist, who first turned her on to Scarlatti, and she notes inspiration for her interpretations in "the 'expressive rubato' that is the prerogative of harpsichordists' parlando." It is in this expressive rubato, ironically, that she departs even from most piano readings. Sample the Keyboard Sonata in C minor, K. 99, for a full exposure to the technique. The end result is that, when combined with the tremendous variety of articulation Ader applies to the music, Scarlatti comes out sounding like Schumann much of the time. If you're down with that, buy with confidence; the sonatas are sharply differentiated from one another and thought out from beginning to end. The program is nicely arranged, with a few simple, limpid pieces like the Keyboard Sonata in D minor, K. 32 (track 6), artfully placed as intermezzi among the dramatic readings. It's very odd to come to this album after hearing a good deal of historically informed Scarlatti performance; it's almost as though you're hearing a completely different composer. But Scarlatti, like Bach, stands up to wildly varying interpretation, and Ader's is supported by clear sonics from the IRCAM studios in Paris. Brief, personal notes are given in French, English, and German.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:37
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Alice Ader
- Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
- Label: Fuga Libera
- Genre: Classical
2010 Outhere 2010 Outhere
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.