Title: Scarlatti: Sonatas / Variaciones del fandango espanol
Artist: Staier, Andreas
Label: Erato
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 190295543174
Genre: Classical

Scarlatti published just 30 of his 550 or so keyboard sonatas. They appeared in London in 1738/9 under the title Essercizi per gravicembalo ('Keyboard exercises'). In the preface he warned players: "Do not expect, whether you be amateur or professional, to find any profound intention in these compositions, but rather an ingenious jesting with art." Scarlatti's sonatas are perhaps most famous for their flamboyant Hispanic touches, with hints of the rhythms and melodies of Spanish folk music. (The composer, born in Naples, spent 25 years in Madrid.) During his lifetime his music was not widely circulated and it's impact and influence was largely restricted to composers like Sebastián de Albero and Antonio Soler who, like Scarlatti himself, had connections with the royal household of Spain. That being said, the works by Scarlatti's younger contemporaries that are included on this album demonstrate the imaginative independence of Spanish/Spanish-based composers. One of the world's most prominent harpsichord and fortepiano performers, Andreas Staier embarked on a solo career in 1986, making his mark on the Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire. Born in Göttingen in 1955, he studied modern piano and harpsichord in Hannover and Amsterdam. He spent three years as harpsichordist of the ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln, and as a soloist he appears regularly with such orchestras as Concerto Köln, Freiburger Barockorchester, the Akademie für alte Musik Berlin and the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées.

Tracks:
1.1 CD1- Keyboard Sonata in E minor Kk394
1.2 Keyboard Sonata in E major Kk395
1.3 Keyboard Sonata in C minor Kk115
1.4 Keyboard Sonata in C minor Kk116
1.5 Keyboard Sonata in F minor Kk69
1.6 Keyboard Sonata in A major Kk113
1.7 Keyboard Sonata in A major Kk114
1.8 Keyboard Sonata in E major Kk215
1.9 Keyboard Sonata in E major Kk216
1.10 Keyboard Sonata in C major Kk513
1.11 Keyboard Sonata in C minor Kk246
1.12 Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor Kk247
1.13 Keyboard Sonata in A major Kk208
1.14 Keyboard Sonata in A major Kk209
1.15 Keyboard Sonata in D major Kk414
1.16 Keyboard Sonata in D major Kk415
1.17 Keyboard Sonata in G minor Kk426
1.18 Keyboard Sonata in G major Kk427
1.19 CD2- Fandango in D Minor, R. 146
1.20 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G major : I Recercata
1.21 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G major : II Fuga
1.22 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G major : III Sonata
1.23 Keyboard Sonata No.9 in C minor
1.24 Sonata No.17 in C minor
1.25 Keyboard Sonata No.16 in F minor
1.26 Variaciones del Fandango español
1.27 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D major : I Recercata
1.28 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D major : II Fuga
1.29 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D major : III Sonata
1.30 Adagio in G minor
1.31 Keyboard Sonata in G minor
1.32 Fandango
1.33

Staier, Andreas: Scarlatti: Sonatas / Variaciones del fandango espanol

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