Domenico Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti began his compositional career following in the footsteps of his father Alessandro Scarlatti by writing operas, chamber cantatas, and other vocal music, but he is most remembered for his 555 keyboard sonatas, written between approximately 1719 and 1757.
It is believed that Domenico received most of his musical training from family members, but his father was the dominant figure in his life. It was Alessandro who arranged Domenico's first appointment, as organist and composer for Naples' Cappella Reale, and wanted him to continue with vocal music despite the enormous talent he had shown for keyboard music. Domenico was sent to Venice in 1705, where he met Handel, and in 1708 to Rome to become maestro di cappella to the exiled queen of Poland, Maria Casimira, and later, head of the Cappella Giulia. In these positions, he composed his operas and serenatas, and some sacred vocal works. It was also in Rome where he developed a friendship with the Portuguese ambassador, the Marquis de Fontes, which eventually led to Scarlatti's being appointed master of the royal chapel by João V of Portugal in 1719. Scarlatti was also teacher to the royal family, particularly princess Maria Barbara. Scarlatti had already written approximately 50 keyboard pieces before coming to Lisbon, but wrote many more for his students, which also included Carlos de Seixas. When Maria Barbara married Spanish prince Ferdinando, Scarlatti followed her to Spain. His first publication, 30 sonatas called "Essercizi," was issued in 1738 and sold throughout Europe. Although as King and Queen, Ferdinando and Maria Barbara introduced opera into Spain's cultural life, Scarlatti did not write any for them. However, he did assist in their private musical soirées, again writing cantatas and working with singers such as the castrato Farinelli. Scarlatti also continued to teach, and, in the last six years of his life, concentrated on organizing his sonatas in manuscripts. These one-movement sonatas are recognized as cornerstones of the keyboard repertoire, a bridge between the Baroque and the galant styles of keyboard writing. They demonstrate his facility in adapting rhythms found in contemporary Iberian popular music and his inventiveness in creating themes and developing interesting harmonies, and like Bach's music, have been performed on many instruments other than harpsichord, piano, or organ.
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Sonatas at Harpsichord (K201-K240)
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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: The Warsaw Recital - 1955
Classical - Released by Altara on 1 Jan 2005
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Scarlatti - Essentials
Classical - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 17 Apr 2021
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Scarlatti: Essercizi Sonatas, K. 1-15
Chamber Music - Released by Arabesque Recordings on 11 Feb 2014
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Berman Plays Haydn, Handel, Liszt and More
Classical - Released by Pipeline Music on 30 Nov 2006
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Sopra Scarlatti (Cantate à voce sola di soprano di Domenico Scarlatti 1685 - 1757)
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Sonate K. 87
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Invitation au voyage
Classical - Released by Doron Music on 21 Jun 2015
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Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas para Fortepiano.
Classical - Released by Lindoro on 25 Nov 2004
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Domenico Scarlatti & Cia
Classical - Released by Lindoro on 29 Nov 2007
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Scarlatti: Sonatas
Classical - Released by Challenge Classics on 1 Sep 2002
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Relax with Scarlatti
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Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas
Domenico Scarlatti, Nazzareno Carusi
Classical - Released by Aulicus Classics on 17 Oct 2023
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Scarlatti, Debussy, Arapov & Liszt
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Pianoforte Italiano: Paradisi - Scarlatti - Golinelli - Fumagalli - Respighi - Malipiero - Pilati - Dallapiccola - Sonzogno
Classical - Released by VDE-GALLO on 15 Jan 2015
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Essential Scarlatti
Classical - Released by JSC Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Musica on 1 Jan 1994
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Scarlatti: Harpsichord Sonatas
Classical - Released by CRD Records on 1 Jan 1998
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Mordecai Shehori Plays Domenico Scarlatti, Vol. 2
Classical - Released by CD 200 on 6 Mar 2021
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Domenico Scarlatti : Sonates Pour Clavecin (II)
Classical - Released by Groupe Analekta, Inc. on 1 Jan 2003
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Autumnal Scarlatti
Classical - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 4 Nov 2020
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