André Watts Plays Scarlatti

[Gary2837]

This is simply mangificent!! Thank you so much for posting!!

[anonymousQ45]

im new to scarlatti and i like this theme at 1:56. a bit of Bachs charm there at 1:59

[CziffraTheThird]

Argerichs interpretation of the first sonata is absolutely unreal...

[loveyjay320]

fascinating - such speed and precision - wonderful man.....

[michaelt3032]

That is a bad dude!!!

[sullivans1989]

I noticed that Andre moves his mouth to the rhythms of the music; that's very clever.

[Gary2837]

@sullivans1989 He's humming and he plays so beautifully and precisely. Most of us musicians do something while playing.

[bersa888]

Try this on an harpsichord.... only then you'll realize how truly "dangerous" Scarlatti is.

:-)))

[KegPatcha]

I can appreciate more at this speed. Check Martha Argerich's version of Scarlatti K. 141

[pianoloverkelly]

@KegPatcha  I agree. Argerich's performance is wayyyy toooo fast in my opinion.

[masterofsynapsis]

Watts is a great pianist and has a sort of "disarming charm" meaning that he is a geniune person. He does look like a Cuban Marlon Brando.

[TheRobertEllismusic]

beautiful sounds

[traprkpr]

seriously....wow



[skimask777]

Sharp and clear. Wonderful!!

[nelsyeung]

I was quite surprised he played this slower than little Benjamin Grosvenor. But for sure the notes have higher clarity.