Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Sergio Monteiro
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8573611
Release: 2017
Size: 727 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, K.341 / L.140 / P.103
02. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, K.357 / L.S45 / P.270
03. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.369 / L.240 / P.259
04. Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, K.392 / L.246 / P.371
05. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, K.401 / L.365 / P.436
06. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, K.414 / L.310 / P.373
07. Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.433 / L.453 / P.453
08. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.452
09. Keyboard Sonata K459 in D minor
10. Keyboard Sonata K471 in G major
11. Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.493 / L.S24 / P.383
12. Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, K.504 / L.29 / P.265
13. Keyboard Sonata K510 in D minor
14. Keyboard Sonata K518 in F major
15. Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.522 / L.S25 / P.526
16. Keyboard Sonata K540 in F major
17. Keyboard Sonata K551 in B flat major
Whilst Alessandro Scarlatti was largely responsible for the development of early Neapolitan opera, his son Domenico composed a huge sequence of keyboard sonatas designed principally for the use of Infanta Maria Barbara, who became Queen of Spain in 1746. This treasure trove is one of the most important such collections of the 18th century, and continues to furnish the repertoire for pianists to this day. The present volume, performed by Sergio Monteiro, first Prize winner at the 2003 Martha Argerich Piano competition, includes a magnificently varied selection that embraces polyphony, guitar imitation, syncopated writing and an unusually wide keyboard range.