VofM version of Cazzati:

There’s so much I don’t actually like below, none of it to do with the tune or the player … I’m more for the orchestral version. Plus I’m more harpsichord in ensemble … but one can still smile at this:

“Legend has it that Scarlatti had a pet cat called Pulcinella, who was described by the composer as prone to walking across the keyboard.”

I find the piano too harsh in isolation, except for boogie-woogie, where it is, of course, de rigeur. However, this lady does marvellously, plus we have some dyed-in-the-wool pianophiles and a few asked for more piano.

So: