Every Scarlatti Sonata, Ranked - VAN Magazine
Jun 25, 2020 · One intrepid reporter listens to all 559 Scarlatti sonatas, and then ranks them from the worst, to the excruciatingly decent, to—eventually—the best.
Every Scarlatti Sonata Ranked - GMG Classical Music Forum
Jun 27, 2020 · K119 - there are a number of similar sonatas but this is the most appealing—highlights include some of those 5- and 6-note clusters, which makes this one sonata where harpsichordists have an advantage.
Domenico Scarlatti - 15 the most beautiful piano pieces
The sonata, part of Scarlatti's vast collection of keyboard sonatas, offers listeners a glimpse into the Baroque era's complex musical landscape, blending traditional elements with forward-looking ideas.
Every Scarlatti Sonata, Ranked : r/classicalmusic - Reddit
Jun 25, 2020 · I've listened to most of the sonatas by way of 2 massive double-elimination tournaments of 512 randomly chosen sonatas (And two more of 32 leftovers), and I got some very different results. Kk. 478 and 223 ended up surviving for quite a while in the second tournament but ended up pretty low on this list. Kk. 234 won the 2nd tournament ...
five best scarlatti sonatas - Piano Street
Jun 22, 2005 · What are the five best sonatas in Kirkpatrick's sixty Scarlatti sonatas book. I know most of them have no more value than excercise pieces, but I want the ones that sound musically the best. thank you. Are you joking? Scarlatti is the most inventive keyboard composer of the baroque (yes, even more than J.S. Bach), arguably of all time.
A List of the Best Scarlatti Sonatas : r/classicalmusic - Reddit
Jul 1, 2022 · I've listened to all of Scarlatti's (555) sonatas multiple times, and made a list of the best ones. I'm not sure who else in the world would care about such a list; so, here you go: They are in a random order, not order of preference. They are the best (imo) that he wrote, so you'll do well listening to any.
Recommend good recordings of the Scarlatti keyboard sonatas
Apr 4, 2023 · Recently been getting into Scarlatti keyboard sonatas. I've heard Argerich and Horowitz, of course, and I also like Lucas Debargue's interpretations. Any further recommendations of good recordings would be welcome. Scott Ross made, for me personally, the definitive harpsichord recording of all sonatas.
List of solo keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti
This lists the sonatas for solo keyboard (originally intended for harpsichord, clavichord, or fortepiano) by Domenico Scarlatti. The list can be sorted by any of the four sets of catalogue numbers: K: Ralph Kirkpatrick (1953; sometimes Kk. or Kp.) L: Alessandro Longo (1906) P: Giorgio Pestelli (1967) CZ: Carl Czerny
Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard, Baroque, Sonatas | Britannica
Oct 22, 2024 · Domenico Scarlatti - Keyboard, Baroque, Sonatas: Of Scarlatti’s 555 sonatas, about 10 are for violin and continuo, 3 are specifically for organ, and the rest are for harpsichord. Scarlatti’s most mature period and largest output was concentrated in the years between 1753, when he was 67, and his death four years later.
Scarlatti: Scarlatti Sonatas - The Absolute Sound
Jul 23, 2024 · Performances of the nearly 600 keyboard sonatas composed by Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) usually employ either a harpsichord, for which they were originally intended, or a modern piano. The pianoforte was a transitional instrument invented around 1700 that, unlike the harpsichord, gives a player the ability to vary the loudness of ...
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