Scott Ross (1951–1989) was an American-born harpsichordist best known for his vivid, no-nonsense approach to Baroque keyboard music. A major figure in the early-music revival, he built a reputation for performances that were both technically fearless and unusually direct—whether he was digging into Handel suites, French clavecin repertoire like d’Anglebert, or the rhythmic snap of Spanish and Italian keyboard works.
He’s especially celebrated for recording Domenico Scarlatti’s complete keyboard sonatas, a landmark project that helped cement Scarlatti’s place in the modern harpsichord canon and remains one of Ross’s defining achievements. Even decades later, Ross’s recordings continue to be widely reissued and discovered by new listeners looking for harpsichord playing with real personality and momentum.
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