Alexey Koltakov plays Scarlatti Sonata in F minor K466 L118

[blunuage16]

dis goi was my prof <3

xxxxx

[moezelR]

You know what I LOVE about music? You can get one piece, written by one composer, and hear it played in hundreds of different ways but hundreds of different performers.

I love variety in tempo etc. (within reason haha) so YAY FOR THIS VERSION, it is beautiful.

[vivaldi835]

un super son !! mais un peu trop rapide, on n'a pas le temps d'apprécier les notes. Mais très musical malgré la vitesse.

[adeptoelfico]

troppo veloce!! 

[bater1abater1a]

Really Masterful!!

[marirossi]

un pò troppo veloce - a little too fast, IMHO - un peu trop vite - ein bitchen zu schnell

[duolon1988]

ya, i think it is a little bit too fast too...

[cactusrg]

Simile all'impetuoso e gelido vento siberiano ma con maestria e calore partenopeo, questo pezzo riesce sempre a farmi provare qualche brivido dietro la schiena.

[bersilu]

Pues yo esta sonata la he oído un millón de veces y me parece una muy buena interpretación y más para ser en directo.

[wateva2234]

lol...

my friend being stupid with some vids that we watched...sorry...

i just listened to it still hes getting the appogiatura right but the playing and emotion is heaps good..

[wateva2234]

OMG!!!

Can't anybody tell the difference between APPOGIATURA and ACCIACCTURA!?

hes playing wrong...

[Xsilord]

I don't think it's too fast... I just heard this piece for the first time played on the radio, so I looked it up, and this guy is playing it EXACTLY at the same tempo that was played on the radio... Just because it's in minor doesn't mean it has to be at a snails pace. Take 'the wild horseman' for example, that's minor but played bloody fast.

[anaklasis]

In fact, many people play this sonata with rubato and pedal. But Koltakov is like a swiss clock.

[FloRiNeSs]

i was play this Scarlatti Sonata :) Great ! Very beautiful !!

[ilducedimas]

way too fast...

[wateva2234]

I agree!!

[Perkeno]

Was he in some competition? With all those flags... A bit fast to my own taste, but great pianism.

[DaGuittarMan]

Bah, completely destroyed the mood of the piece.

Its a MINOR piece man, play it slowly, it makes people suffer!

So many suspensions in this piece, clearly leading to a state of pain.

Awesome playing anyway, Slower would be a lot more better though.

[November7rain]

the best Scarlatti Sonata... bravo Alexey !

[Slava69]

too fast for my taste.... but pretty good

[JiRocket]

no doubt excellent performance but id enjoy it better at a slower tempo.

[shoopt3hwoop]

I love how there is ALWAYS someone to rain on the parade.

[flute1982]

Great performance! u make the voice clear n clean.

[ivesklein]

Bravo Alexey and many greetings from Spain!you are a big artist!

[markomelesmiha]

Of course one have to feel this sonata...all those VI degrees after a dominante and all those phrygian cadenzas...I need here more rubato and a little bit slower tempo. But very professional performance.

[in1habitat]

badly performed...a way too fast...he also acts like he would 'feel' the sonata

[StuggiDani]

yeas, you know it, guy, you're a good pianist, Inan

[sheikov1979]

I think that it could be slower, but this tempo also work. Remember, tempo is not speed, but rather a state of mind and emotion. This tempo makes the wholeness of the piece clearer.

Good performance!

[Thulaandme]

Excellent quality: dynamics, sensitivity,good dynamics, passionate.