D Scarlatti - Complete Keyboard Sonatas Vol.29 | Naxos 8574633

D Scarlatti - Complete Keyboard Sonatas Vol.29

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8574633

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 24th January 2025

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About

Domenico Scarlatti’s 555 keyboard sonatas were most probably written for his patron Princess Maria Barbara of Portugal. Her love of music leads us to assume that she was suitably appreciative of these extraordinary gifts from her teacher and friend. The earlier sonatas are rooted in the Italian style, with the Sonata in G major, K103, notable for its eyebrow-raising lurches between major and minor tonalities. The influence of Spanish flamenco guitar can be heard in exotic embellishments and spicy harmonies in sonatas such as K137 and K303. Scarlatti’s astonishing originality can be found throughout this entire collection.

Emanuil Ivanov has given critically acclaimed international performances and tours, and has played with leading orchestras in South Africa, Bulgaria and Italy. He has been featured on BBC Radio 3, Italy’s Rai Radio 3 and Japan’s NHK Radio. In 2024, he performed Busoni’s piano concerto in Bulgaria and Birmingham, and made his debut at Wigmore Hall and the Konzerthaus Dortmund. He is also a composer.

The previous release in this edition, Volume 28 (Naxos 8573938) appeared in September 2023 with another Naxos debut, pianist Sang Woo Kang, whose recording was admired by Jed Distler of ClassicsToday.com: ‘I… enjoyed Kang’s songful nuances in the C minor K.174 sonata’s opening section, and how his sonority changes when the G major episode begins. Kang’s entry in Naxos’ ongoing complete Scarlatti survey has much to recommend it’. This edition is not only a valuable resource in this rich vein of repertoire, but very much a showcase for rising pianistic talent.

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