Composer: Antonio Soler
Performer: Daumants Liepiņš
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574418
Release: 2022
Size: 1.14 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Keyboard Sonata No. 96 in E flat major (Op. 4 No. 6)
01. I. Andante gracioso
02. II. Allegro cantabile
03. III. Minuettos I & II
04. IV. Pastoral. Allegro non molto
Keyboard Sonata No. 97 in A major (Op. 8 No. 1)
05. I. Allegretto
06. II. Minuettos I & II
07. III. Rondo. Andantino con moto
08. IV. Allegro
Keyboard Sonata No. 98 in B flat major (Op. 8 No. 2)
09. I. Allegretto
10. II. Minuettos I & II
11. III. Rondo. Andantino
12. IV. Allegro
Like many Catalan musicians of his time, Antonio Soler received initial training as a chorister before his excellence as an organist ensured high appointment at the Escorial, Spain’s royal palace. Here he absorbed the influence of Domenico Scarlatti, and the keyboard sonatas Soler composed remain his most lasting contribution to musical history. The three sonatas in this volume reflect his awareness of trends in Viennese music and are notable for their vivid pastoral elements, refined delicacy and sizzling virtuosic demands.