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FileFactoryRichard Lester's coverage of the complete Scarlatti keyboard sonatas is very impressive indeed; it has the greatest advantage both of economy and of being made available in seven separate boxes. Lester's credentials are impeccable but, more importantly, he is obviously very enthusiastic about this repertoire and his spontaneous playing conveys that dedication. His style is admirably flexible and altogether most winning."A really exceptional issue on every count." ****
The Penguin Guide to Classical Recorded Music
Should be considered as first choice for potential collectors of the whole oeuvre… an enterprising Scarlatti project and a completist’s dream. Impressive work by any standards.
The Gramophone
Lovingly prepared… giving literally hundreds of pieces their first really convincing performances.
Eighteenth Century Music Magazine
Full of conviction, colour and character.
BBC Music Magazine
Lester plays with total conviction and authority, characterizing and colouring each work with incisive ornamentation and clear voice-leading, and his technique is entirely up to the enormous and varied challenges of these works. One can only sit back in astonishment and marvel at the sheer originality of Scarlatti's keyboard writing, of which Lester is a most ardent and persuasive advocate.
International Record Review
There are several complete sets on the market, but Lester consistently pushes the boundaries. His playing is intense, sharp and powerfully rhythmic. All these traits add up to an interpretation that portrays Scarlatti as an almost Lisztian virtuoso – an interpretation to which his music certainly stands up.
All Music Guide. USA
contents:
Volume IRichard Lester, harpsichord
Essercizi per Gravicembalo (K1-30)
Venice I & II (1752) (K49, K98, K99, K129, K148-201)
6 CD Set: 6 hours 47 mins
Volume IIRichard Lester, harpsichord & organ
Venice III - V (1753) (K206 - 295)
6 CD Set: 6 hours 24 mins
Volume IIIRichard Lester, harpsichord & organ
Venice VI - VIII (1753-4) (K296 - 355, K358 - 387)
6 CD Set: 6 hours 1 min
Volume IVRichard Lester, harpsichord & fortepiano
Venice IX - XI (1754-6) (K388 - 451, K454 - 483)
6 CD Set: 6 hours 54 mins
Volume VRichard Lester, harpsichord & fortepiano Academia Musicali
Elizabeth Lester & Nerys Evans, recorders
Venice XII - XIII (1756-7) (K484 - 543) Continuo Sonatas K78, K81, K88 - 91)
5 CD Set: 5 hours 5 mins
Volume VIRichard Lester, harpsichord
Venice XIV (1742) (K3, 10-12, 17, 31, 36-38, 43-77, 79, 80, 82-87, 92, 93)
Venice XV (1749) (K96, K98-138)
6 CD Set: 7 hours 3 mins
Volume VIIRichard Lester, harpsichord
Appendices & Diversities
57 Sonatas
3 CD Set: 3 hours 41 mins
22 tracks - MP3 192 Kbps - RAR 95Mb
