Credits:

Frederick Haas

Description:

Exquisite Scarlatti, Woven from a Period KeyboardFrench harpsichordist Frdric Haas, based in Belgium, launched his independent label HITASURA after releasing numerous acclaimed recordings on Calliope and ALPHA. He says he was captivated by the world of Scarlatti 40 years ago after being deeply moved by a performance by Scott Ross he heard on the radio. As the first solo album on his independent label, he has recorded a carefully curated three-disc set of the composers sonatas (HSP002), after the recording, his love for Scarlatti only deepened, and he felt compelled to further explore the composers complex style from various angles. This album focuses on one of the 13 manuscripts containing a series of sonatas that Scarlatti is said to have written one after another for the Queen of Spain in exchange for her covering his gambling debts. Haas allows us to vividly savor the masterful composition