Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti, Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Boris Begelman, Ludovico Minasi, Alexandra Koreneva, Arsenale Sonoro
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Obsidian
Catalogue: CD720
Release: 2022
Size: 1.21 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Scarlatti D: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90
01. I. Grave
02. II. Allegro
03. III.
04. IV. Allegro
Scarlatti D: Violin Sonata in F Major, Kk. 78
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Minuet
Scarlatti D: Violin Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91
07. I. Grave
08. II. Allegro
09. III. Grave
10. IV. Allegro
Scarlatti A: Primo e secondo libro di toccate
11. No. 7 in D Minor “La folia”
Scarlatti D: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 89
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Grave
14. III. Allegro
Scarlatti D: Violin Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88
15. I. Grave
16. II. Andante moderato
17. III. Allegro
18. IV. Minuet
Scarlatti D: Violin Sonata in E Minor, Kk. 81
19. I. Grave
20. II. Allegro
21. III. Grave
22. IV. Allegro
Scarlatti A: Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor
23. I. Largo
24. II. Allegro
25. III. Largo
26. IV. Tempo giusto
Scarlatti D: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 77
27. I. Moderato e cantabile
28. II. Minuet
29. Scarlatti D: Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, Kk. 61 (Arr. for Violin, Cello & Harpsichord)
The place of Domenico Scarlatti in the history of 18th century music is certainly exceptional. This exquisite and imaginative group of works is included in the fourteenth volume of Scarlatti’s manuscript sonatas preserved in the Marciana Library in Venice. Although know as keyboard sonatas, research reveals that they were very likely to have been conceived for performance on the violin – multi-movement works, often showing the presence of figured bass accompaniment, rapid changes of register and numerous passages better suited to a violin than a keyboard instrument all support the theory. This is flashy and virtuosic writing for violin at its finest.