Domenico Scarlatti: Great Keyboard Sonatas Series III

Today, Scarlatti (1865-1767) is recognized by most scholars and musicians as the founder of the modern keyboard execution (Grove Dictionary). He referred to the hundreds of Sonatas he composed as 'an ingenious jesting with art'. But in these 'jests' the great Baroque composer explored new worlds of virtuoso technique and created works of dazzling originality that are considered the crowning achievements of his career. These exciting, briskly paced compositions are filled with virtuoso technical devices - hand-crossing, rapid repetition of notes, extravagant arpeggios and more - that celebrate the dynamic and expressive potential of the keyboard. These forty sonatas, the third in Dover's series devoted to Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas have been reprinted directly from Ricordi's monumental 11-volume set edited by Alessandro Longo.