D Scarlatti - A Man of Genius: Keyboard Sonatas | Arcana A568

D Scarlatti - A Man of Genius: Keyboard Sonatas

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Label: Arcana

Cat No: A568

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 4th October 2024

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Having dedicated his first two albums for Arcana to Johann Sebastian Bach (Little Books, A480) and George Frideric Handel (Winged Hands, A499), Francesco Corti turns to Domenico Scarlatti, the third great keyboardist of the 1685 generation. For this recording, he selected a group of sonatas copied in the years 1752 and 1753, strictly organised in pairs. Concentrating on works from the same period, it showcases the composer’s extraordinary ability to stretch the boundaries of the sonata form and to extensively elaborate his thematic material. Instrumental virtuosity and an experimental approach to the harpsichord sound go hand-in-hand with an astonishing formal freedom, combined with a playful sense of structure and expectation. Corti has chosen to perform these sonatas on a Humeau harpsichord, a copy of Italian models (courtesy of Bertrand Cuiller), and record them at the Royaumont Abbey.

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