Domenico Scarlatti: Great Keyboard Sonatas Series II

Today, Scarlatti (1865-1767) is recognized by most scholars and musicians as “the founder of the modern keyboard execution” (Grove Dictionary). His inventive style – most notable in these very ‘essercizi’ or sonatas – exercised a powerful influence over later masters such as Mendelssohn or Liszt. This sturdy volume presents 40 of Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas in a handsome, affordable edition compiled directly from Longo’s monumental 11-volume set. Written in the last fifteen years of his life while Scarlatti enjoyed the generous patronage of Queen Maria Barbara of Spain, the sonatas are the crowning achievements of an outstanding baroque composer.