Livia Mazzanti - Scarlatti alla Scarlatti LP 33⅓rpm

Livia Mazzanti | Scarlatti at Scarlatti

The Definitive Analog Edition

Technical Specifications:

• Format: 180g Vinyl, 33rpm, Gatefold.
• Audio Process: AAA (Fully Analog Process) – Original Studio Quality Master Tape Recording.
• Booklet: Includes 16-page booklet.

Our goal was to render with the utmost clarity the artist’s nuanced and richly coloured interpretation, which truly defines this music. Equally, we aimed to deliver a veridical sonic impact of the Tamburini Organ housed in the Sala Scarlatti in Naples, with its impressive count of over 4,000 pipes.

We sincerely hope that this dedication reaches your ears, transporting you to that authentic moment of performance.

This album is an audacious journey into the heart of Domenico Scarlatti’s music, reinterpreted through a modern lens.

The multifaceted organist Livia Mazzanti steps away from a purely philological approach to "transmute" the Sonatas, originally intended for the harpsichord, through the powerful and versatile voice of the instrument designed by Jean Guillou for the Naples Conservatory in the 1980s.

In an act of profound admiration and interpretive freedom, Mazzanti explores Scarlatti’s most intimate and most grandiose nuances, establishing a dialogue between two keyboard virtuosos—both experimentalists and equally at home across cultural borders.

The inherent imperfections of the instrument—which is currently awaiting restoration—lend a poetic and compelling character to the sound, making this pressing an unrepeatable testament to the extraordinary equidistance between past and future, between the Neapolitan soul and French ingenuity.

Gatefold Vinyl. Limited to 300 Numbered Copies. 180g Audiophile Pressing. AAA Fully Analog Process,, impreziosito da un elegante booklet grande formato 16 pag.

Experience an unprecedented sonic journey with this recording, meticulously sourced from the  ½-inch Ampex ATR102 master  .

Read from Telefunken M21, Audio Research VT60 tube cutting amplification, driven by Neumann SAL74B preamplifier and RIAA encoder. Final power stage for cutting: Audio Research VT60 tube power amplifier.
Lacquer on: Neumann VMS70 lathe equipped with Ortofon DSS821 cutting heads  .

Purely analog audio processing, for an authentically analog vinyl release.