Igor Kipnis

When Igor Kipnis performed for SBCMS: [May 1999]

A representative selection:

The Virtuoso Scarlatti

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Amazon.com Review: "Here's an unequivocal statement: this is the best single disc of Scarlatti sonatas currently available. Igor Kipnis is a tremendous virtuoso, able to get through the most difficult of these pieces unscathed. He also has unsurpassed insight into the music. The way he embellishes the repeats (all of which he takes, thank goodness) adds great variety and perspective to the music. Each piece always has its own character. He plays here on a variety of fine- sounding harpsichords, and uses Ralph Kirkpatrick's pairings to keep related sonatas together. The engineering--by Kipnis's son Jeremy--is similarly satisfying." --Leslie Gerber

The New York Times: "Enlightened style incarnate"

The Times London: "A striking musical personality"

Time Magazine: "The foremost harpsichordist of the day"

Revised 10/9/00