Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel: Scarlatti: Ten Sonatas - COMPACT DISCS

Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel: Scarlatti: Ten Sonatas - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Scarlatti: Ten Sonatas

Artist:

Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

Label:

Gramola

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

9003643993372

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2025-02-07

Number of Discs:

1

Domenico Scarlatti, one of the most fascinating composers of the Baroque era, was born in Naples on October 26, 1685 - the same year as J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. He was the sixth of ten children of the famous opera composer Alessandro Scarlatti. Domenico, who showed exceptional talent at an early age, began his musical journey under the guidance of his father. He became one of the most influential composers and harpsichordists of his time. Canadian-born pianist Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel presents ten of Scarlatti's highly innovative, virtuoso and technically demanding sonatas on this album. Sometimes they are characterized by a lively and upbeat character, sometimes by a melancholy mood, sometimes they are profoundly introverted or they convey a serious lyricism and melody. Many sonatas also contain folkloristic elements such as castanets or drums, guitars and hunting horn scenes. The technical difficulties are considerable: rapid key changes, arpeggios, repeated notes, trills, plus large leaps spanning several octaves and hand-crossing.

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