Gramophone Magazine
October 2025
Editor's Choice

Javier Perianes (piano)

Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in D Major, K. 491
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K141 in D minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 185
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K492 in D major
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 238
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K193 in E flat major
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K128 in B flat minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K466 in F minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K125 in G major
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in E Minor, K. 263
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 386
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K. 462
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K380 in E major
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, K. 447
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, K. 448

A visionary composer, Domenico Scarlatti pushed back the frontiers of keyboard writing, fusing radiant melodies with spirited rhythms and daring technical feats. In this compendium of his sonatas, Javier Perianes employs his consummate virtuosity with audible enjoyment, revealing all the richness and inventiveness of his adoptive compatriot’s musical language.

"The subtle inflections and pointed left-hand accentuations that Javier Perianes brings to the D major Kk491 that opens this album foreshadow the myriad delights up ahead." - Gramophone Magazine, October 2025