Scarlatti: Sonatas
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti: Sonatas
Jean Rondeau (harpsichord)
[ Erato / Warner Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 5 November 2018
For his third Erato album of harpsichord music, Jean Rondeau turns to Domenico Scarlatti and some 20 of the often-dazzling sonatas that the Neapolitan composer wrote during his years at the royal court in Madrid. Imbued with the spirit of the dance, they are works that Rondeau uses "to tell a story for the people who will listen to an album from beginning to end … An artist must consider how he tells his story, how he can stimulate the public's curiosity."
"Jean Rondeau, just 27 years old, illustrates his remarkable musicianship on this album of Scarlatti. All elements are perfect - the harpsichord has an inviting warm timbre (essential for non-enthusiasts), simply wonderful music, a finely balanced recording, and a performance to behold! Rondeau's readings of these sonatas give a sense of drama, particularly those marked Allegro. There is a real drive with moments of reprieve, all to great dramatic effect but in a considered manner. Highly recommended." Nicholas Butler/Marbecks
Tracks:
Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 208
Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, Kk. 175
Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 69
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 141
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 213
Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 216
Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 162
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 132
Jean Rondeau: Interlude
Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Kk. 6
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 180
Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 30
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 119
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 199
Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 460
Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 481
