Pierre Hantaï
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Hantaï never makes the mistake of tearing into these pieces and wrestling them. If the music itself seems to approach organised chaos in places, his playing is always controlled, seeking out... —
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Diapason d’Or, November 2019, Nouveauté
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Editor's Choice
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At last – a masterful account of Handel’s harpsichord suites on the instrument for which they were written. Pierre Hantaï allows the music to breathe, with unfussy, clean playing. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Marais, M: Suite in a Foreign Style (Suitte d'un Goût Etranger)
Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord), Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Rolf Lislevand (theorbs, guitars), Philippe Pierlot (bass viol), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp 'di tre ordine'), Pedro Estevan (percussion), Jordi Savall (bass viol)
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Chamber Finalist
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Hantai responds sensitively to the myriad expressive nuances of these single-movement Sonatas, overlooking none of their subtleties and underlining their striking affective contrasts. —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2016, Winner - Clavecin
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2017, Editor's Choice
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The astonishing technical variety and wide emotional range contained in Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas make each and every encounter a rewarding adventure in which the listener is seldom... —
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Building a Library, May 2005, First Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, Instrumental Choice
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The first track (Kk535) is typical of the quickmoving sonatas that abound in this programme – an astonishing display of dexterity in which the harpsichord he uses (a 1999 copy of an anonymous... —
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Building a Library, May 2005, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2003, Editor's Choice
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The Musical Fountains of Versailles
Instrumental masterpieces from the reigns of Louis XII and Louis XIV
Christophe Coin, Rolf Lislevand, Pierre Pierlot, Pierre Hantaï
Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall
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Pierre Hantaï… beings… with one of the composer's most intimate pieces, the D minor Sonata, K213… Hantaï discovers its poetry in unhurried and reflective playing of great beauty. In striking... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2006, Instrumental Choice
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Converting a reputation as a distinguished solo harpsichordist into one as an orchestral director is not an obvious path these days. Performances of Bach's Suites are usually led from the continuo... —
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2007, Orchestral Choice
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…the selection provides variety and an opportunity to really hear the full range of the instrument. Some may find some of the pointing in the moderately paced pieces a little precious, but... —
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2008
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