Jean Rondeau - Scarlatti: Sonatas (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The award-winning keyboardist Jean Rondeau performs Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti: Jean Rondeau studied harpsichord with Blandine Verlet for over ten years, followed by training in basso continuo, organ, piano, jazz and improvisation, and conducting. He pursued further studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, graduating with honours, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 2012, at just 21 years old, he became one of the youngest performers ever to take First Prize at the International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges (MAfestival 2012), also winning the EUBO Development Trust prize; an accolade bestowed on the most promising young musician of the European Union. The same year, he claimed second place in the Prague Spring International Harpsichord Competition (64th edition of the Festival, 2012), along with a nod for the best interpretation of the contemporary piece composed specially for that contest. In 2013, he also won the Prix des Radios Francophones Publiques. Rondeau is in demand for solo, chamber music and orchestral appearances throughout Europe and in the United States. He frequently performs with the Baroque quartet Nevermind. Quite apart from his activities as harpsichordist, he founded the ensemble Note Forget, presenting his own jazz-oriented compositions and improvisations on piano. Rondeau is signed to Erato as an exclusive recording artist.

Tracklist:
1. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 208 05:05
2. Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, Kk. 175 03:57
3. Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 69 03:28
4. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 141 04:11
5. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 213 05:52
6. Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 216 05:39
7. Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 162 07:30
8. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 132 10:19
9. Interlude - Impro Intermission 30
10. Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Kk. 6 03:14
11. Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 180 03:02
12. Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 30 04:29
13. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 119 05:40
14. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 199 04:31
15. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 460 05:57
16. Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 481 07:28

Personnel:
Jean Rondeau, harpsichord
Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra
Stephane Deneve, conductor