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This is a wonderful collection of Spanish Baroque harpsichord music. Of course Scarlatti, who came from Italy, is the king. Igor Kipnis plays one of Scarlatti's single sonatas and the great triptych, K. 490- 92. He gives an object lesson in performing Scarlatti with imagination, virtuosity, taste, and ornamented repeats, the latter adding a great deal of interest to the music. José Nebra and Josep Soler aren't quite on Scarlatti's level, but the way Igor Kipnis plays their entertaining music is bound to hold your attention. As a bonus, Sony includes Kipnis's moving performance of Falla's Concerto for Harpsichord and Five Instruments, perhaps the greatest masterpiece of the 20th-century harpsichord revival. --Leslie Gerber