Composer: Antonio Soler
Performer: Mladen Čolić
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8573544
Release: 2015
Size: 184 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Keyboard Sonata No. 57 in G minor
02. Keyboard Sonata No. 58 in G major
03. Keyboard Sonata No. 59 in F major
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, R. 60
04. I. Andantino
05. II. Allegro vivo
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, R. 61
06. I. Allegro
07. II. Allegretto
08. III. Minue di rivolti: Tempo suo
09. IV. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, R. 62
10. I. Andantino con moto
11. II. Allegretto espresivo
12. III. Minue di rivolti: Tempo suo
13. IV. Allegro spiritoso
In 1757 the young Catalan composer Antonio Soler was appointed to a distinguished position at the Escorial, the palace of the Spanish Court. The keyboard sonatas he wrote there, many specifically for the son of King Carlos III, Don Gabriel, constitute his best known achievement as a composer. The Sonatas heard on this fifth volume once again reflect the influence of Domenico Scarlatti and the latest central European models but Sonata No. 57 also draws inspiration from Spanish folk music while Sonata No. 61 ends with use of the Scotch snap rhythm.