Composer: Antonio Soler
Performer: Martina Filjak
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8572515
Release: 2011
Size: 268 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Keyboard Sonata No. 1 in A major
02. Keyboard Sonata No. 2 in E flat major
03. Keyboard Sonata No. 3 in B flat major
04. Keyboard Sonata No. 4 in G major
05. Keyboard Sonata No. 5 in F major
06. Keyboard Sonata No. 6 in F major
07. Keyboard Sonata No. 7 in C major
08. Keyboard Sonata No. 8 in C major
09. Keyboard Sonata No. 9 in C major
10. Keyboard Sonata No. 10 in B minor
11. Keyboard Sonata No. 11 in B major
12. Keyboard Sonata No. 12 in G major ‘De La Codorniz’
13. Keyboard Sonata No. 13 in G major
14. Keyboard Sonata No. 14 in G major
15. Keyboard Sonata No. 15 in D minor
Soler was music master to the princes of Bourbon in El Escorial, the palace of the King of Spain. It’s probable that most of his keyboard sonatas were written for Prince Gabriel and these essentially private works – around 150 have survived – bear comparison with the works of Domenico Scarlatti and C.P. E. Bach. Soler was fond of dance rhythms and guitar imitations, as well as infectious and delightful modulations. These fifteen sonatas are heard here in the order proposed by Rubio’s catalogue. Pianist Martina Filjak – “brilliance, sensitivity and imagination” (The New York Times) – is a much admired international artist.