Scarlatti: Ten Sonatas

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Label
Gramola Records
Release Date
February 7, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Domenico Scarlatti
    • PERFORMER
      Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 07, 2025
    • UPC
      9003643993372
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      GRAM99337
    • LABEL
      Gramola Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Piano
    Works ⌄

    1. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, K.159/L.104/P.418

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    2. Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.27/L.449/P.83

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    3. Keyboard Sonata in E Major, K.531/L.430/P.535

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    4. Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, K.87/L.33/P.43

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    5. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, K.24/L.495/P.80

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    6. Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, K.183/L.473/P.150

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    7. Keyboard Sonata in D Major, K.96/L.465/P.210: Allegrissimo

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    8. Keyboard Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, K.67/L.32/P.125

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    9. Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, K.54/L.241/P.147

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel

    10. Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, K.332/L.141/P.519

      Composer: Domenico Scarlatti

      Performer: Christyna Kaczynski-Kozel


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.