Pierre Hantaï
Harpsichordist Pierre Hantaï is strongly associated with the keyboard works of J.S. Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. He has also been active in chamber ensembles and as an accompanist.
Hantaï was born in Paris on February 28, 1964. Inspired by Gustave Leonhardt's performance of Bach's music, he began playing at home, which led to studies on the harpsichord with Arthur Haas at age 12. He later studied under Leonhardt in Amsterdam for two years. In 1983, Hantaï scored his first major triumph by taking first prize at the International Bach-Handel Competition of Bruges in Belgium; since then, he has collected an impressive number of honors and awards. Hantaï specializes in the keyboard music of the Baroque, with a focus on the music of Bach and Scarlatti. In 1993, Hantaï released his first recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations to great acclaim. He has since performed this work over 100 times and recorded it a second time, in 2002. Also in 2002, Hantaï issued the first in a series of recordings of Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas.
While Hantaï has mainly worked as a soloist during his career, he's also been an active chamber ensemble performer. He, along with brothers Marc (Baroque flute) and Jérôme (viol), founded the chamber ensemble Le Concert Français in 1983. Pierre conducts the group from the keyboard. He has also performed in the chamber ensembles Le Petite Bande under Sigiswald Kuijken and Le Concert des Nations under Jordi Savall. He also performs as an accompanist in concerts and recordings. Among the musicians he's accompanied are Emmanuel Balssa and François Fernandez.
While he's recorded mainly for the Mirare label, Hantaï has additionally recorded for Opus 111 and Naïve, among others. In 2019, he released the sixth volume of Scarlatti sonatas on Mirare.
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Händel: Suites pour clavecin
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 20 Nov 2020
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J.S. Bach : Sonatas for flute and harpsichord
Duets - Released by Mirare on 26 Jan 2018
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Scarlatti : Sonates, Vol. 6
Classical - Released by Mirare on 13 Sep 2019
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Händel - Scarlatti
Classical - Released by Mirare on 22 Oct 2021
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Domenico Scarlatti (Vol. 4) : Keyboard Sonatas
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 27 Apr 2016
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Domenico Scarlatti : 50 Sonates pour clavecin
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 17 Nov 2014
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Bach: Variations Goldberg
Classical - Released by naïve classique on 21 Nov 2003
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Bach : Harpsichord Concertos Vol. 3
Keyboard Concertos - Released by Aeolus on 1 Oct 2017
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Johann Sebastian Bach : Suites Anglaises No. 2 & 6 - Concerto Italien
Classical - Released by Mirare on 6 Oct 2014
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Bach: Variations Goldberg, BWV 988 (Pierre Hantaï)
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 21 Nov 2003
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Le Clavier bien tempéré (Livre I) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 28 Nov 2002
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Bach: Concerti pour clavecin
Classical - Released by naïve classique on 30 Apr 2001
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Scarlatti 2
Classical - Released by Mirare on 21 Oct 2008
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Pièces de viole (Parnasse de la viole, volume 2)
Jordi Savall, Rolf Lislevand, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Philippe Pierlot, Pierre Hantaï
Classical - Released by Alia Vox on 1 Jan 2003
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Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin (Pierre Hantaï)
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 11 Oct 2007
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Domenico Scarlatti (Vol. 1) : Keyboard Sonatas
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 1 May 2002
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Domenico Scarlatti (Vol. 3) : Keyboard Sonatas
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 10 Nov 2005
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Couperin: Pièces de violes
Pierre Hantaï, Philippe Pierlot, Emmanuel Balssa, Eduardo Egüez
Classical - Released by Mirare on 15 May 2008
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Scarlatti: 22 Sonates pour Clavecin
Classical - Released by naïve classique on 27 Feb 2001
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Scarlatti: 100 Sonates pour clavecin
Classical - Released by Mirare on 3 Nov 2023
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