Matan Porat: Variations On A Theme By Scarlatti

Matan Porat (piano)

Bartók: Mikrokosmos Book VI: No. 142, 'Ce que la mouche raconte' Beethoven: Bagatelle in A flat major, Op. 33 No. 7 Boulez: Notation XI Notation IV Notation VIII Chopin: Mazurka No. 11 in E minor, Op. 17 No. 2 Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin III: Ordre 19ème in D major: La Muse Plantine Debussy: Préludes - Book 1: No. 6, Des pas sur le neige Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 12: No. 1 - Arietta Kurtág: Doina Ligeti: Rubato - Lamentoso Liszt: Vallée d'Obermann (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 6) Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes' Mozart: Gigue in G Major, K574 Porat: Improvisation Satie: Gnossienne No. 2 Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K32 in D minor Keyboard Sonata K32 in D minor Schumann: The Prophet Bird Op. 82 No. 7 Scriabin: Vers la flamme, Op. 72 Shostakovich: Lyric Waltz (from Dances of the Dolls) Tchaikovsky: Tendres reproches, Op. 72, No. 3 in C sharp minor

Matan Porat is a rising star of a new generation of pianist-composers. For this Mirare recording, Porat has created a visionary program centered around Scarlatti's Sonata in D minor K32. The 24 pieces that follow - from Bach to Boulez by way of Chopin and Debussy - all use the same motif, as if they were all variations on a theme. The result is a fascinating network of correspondences and interconnections that, strangely, make us listen in an entirely new way.

Price: $25.98