Live from Wigmore Hall, London, the young French harpsichordist Jean Rondeau plays six typically quirky and original sonatas by Scarlatti and works by JS Bach, including Brahms's left-hand transcription of the great Chaconne from the Second Partita for solo violin.
Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Bach: Prelude from Partita in C minor, BWV997; Fantasia in C minor, BWV906
Scarlatti: Sonatas in C, Kk132; in A minor, Kk175; in A, Kk208; in D, Kk119
Bach (after Marcello): Adagio from Concerto in D minor, BWV974
Scarlatti: Sonatas in F, Kk6; in F minor, Kk481
Bach, arr. Brahms: Chaconne from the Violin Partita No 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Bach: Prelude from Partita in C minor, BWV997; Fantasia in C minor, BWV906
Scarlatti: Sonatas in C, Kk132; in A minor, Kk175; in A, Kk208; in D, Kk119
Bach (after Marcello): Adagio from Concerto in D minor, BWV974
Scarlatti: Sonatas in F, Kk6; in F minor, Kk481
Bach, arr. Brahms: Chaconne from the Violin Partita No 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
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