Scarlatti: Mandolin Sonatas

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Label
Arcana
Release Date
May 24, 2019
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCARLATTI, DOMENICO
    • PERFORMER
      Pizzicar Galante
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 24, 2019
    • UPC
      3760195731154
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      A115
    • LABEL
      Arcana
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Grave

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    2. II. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    3. III. Grave

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    4. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    5. I. Moderato e cantabile

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    6. II. Minuetto

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    7. I. Grave

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    8. II. Andante moderato

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    9. III. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    10. IV. Minuet

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    11. I. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    12. II. Grave

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    13. III. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    14. I. Gigha

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    15. II. Minuet

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    16. Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, K.35/L.386/P.20 (arr. for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    17. I. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    18. II. Minuetto (Primo e Secondo)

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    19. I. Grave

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    20. II. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    21. III. Grave

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    22. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    23. I. Grave

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    24. II. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    25. III. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    26. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    27. Keyboard Sonata in F Major, K.85/L.166/P.24 (arr. for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante

    28. Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, K.61/L.136/P.16 (arr. for chamber ensemble)

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Ensemble: Pizzicar Galante


Scarlatti and the mandolin: this album provides a fascinating and unusual encounter between one of the most important composers of the baroque period and an instrument that originated in Naples and enjoyed great popularity throughout Europe, especially in Paris and in other European capitals during the 18th century. The Pizzicar Galante ensemble, founded in Paris in 2012 by mandolinist Anna Schivazappa and harpsichordist Fabio Antonio Falcone, reveals hidden aspects of these musical gems from the Italian Baroque. Drawing inspiration from a mysterious 18th-century French manuscript containing the first movement of Scarlatti's Sonata K 89, preceded by the indication 'Sonatina per mandolino e cimbalo', the musicians deliver a fresh and original interpretation of these works. The music is full of contrasts, rich in virtuoso passages, surprises and effects but also full of sweetness and humor, combined with a certain meditative melancholy. Specialized in the Italian repertoire for mandolin and basso continuo, Pizzicar Galante gives voice to different instrumental timbres. Among these, the charming, crystal-clear sound of an original 18th-century Neapolitan mandolin: an absolute rarity that makes this recording truly unique.