Handel Sonata in G minor, HWV 580; Chaconne in G major, HWV 435; D Scarlatti Sonata in G minor, K 8; Sonata in E major, K 20; Sonata in A minor, K 54; Sonata in Minor, K 213; Sonata in D major, K 214; G.F. Handel Suite No 1 in B flat major, HWV 434; D Scarlatti Sonata in E minor, K 263; Sonata in E major, K 264; Handel Suite No 7 in G minor, HWV 432.
It was probably a mistake to go on to this recital about 50 minutes after the previous Handel opera. Maha Esfahani is a very fine harpsichordist indeed, and probably the best one regularly performing in the UK. However, after 45 minutes of music in the first half of this recital, I decided to give the second half a miss. The music is delightful, but a harpsichord sounds so small in a large church – you’re aware of a burbling buzzing noise but little else. The Handel and Scarlatti pieces were played with awesome virtuoso skill, but I found myself wishing for a set of transcriptions for the piano of this music, to be hammered out in this resonant acoustic
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