Domenico Scarlatti

Domenico Scarlatti (October 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757) was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. He was extremely influential in the development of keyboard music, especially in Spain, Portugal and England, through his highly idiosyncratic and individual style.

Recordings

Several harpsichordists and pianists have recorded Scarlatti sonatas. Scott Ross recorded all of them on harpsichord in a 34-CD set. Other harpsichordists to perform Scarlatti are Gustav Leonhardt and Ralph Kirkpatrick, who was also a renowned Scarlatti scholar and published his own edition of the sonatas. Among famous pianists to record Scarlatti are Vladimir Horowitz, Mikhail Pletnev, Clara Haskil, András Schiff, Christian Zacharias and Ivo Pogorelich.

Related Topics:
Harpsichordist - Pianist - Scott Ross - Gustav Leonhardt - Ralph Kirkpatrick - Mikhail Pletnev - Clara Haskil - András Schiff - Ivo Pogorelich

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The record label Naxos has set up a project to record all the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti on the piano. These cd's are performed by various artist and has reached volume 7 by now (100 sonatas). The dutch harpsichordist Pieter-Jan Belder (1966) is also working on a full recording of all the 555 keyboard sonatas in sequential order for the label Brilliant Classics.

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