Description
K.439 in B-flat major shares its key with the adjacent K.440, suggesting the paired construction Scarlatti often favored. Ornamental figuration is woven into a comparatively measured pace, giving the single movement a rich sense of contrast. Since it does not demand extreme speed, shaping the phrases expressively becomes the real challenge.
Sonatas across a range of instrumentations, including piano parts from violin sonatas, spanning Classical to Romantic styles.
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Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Domenico Scarlatti was born in Naples and spent the latter part of his life at the Spanish and Portuguese courts. Born in the same year as Bach and Handel, he is renowned for his 555 single-movement keyboard sonatas, notable for their bold leaps and incorporation of Spanish dance idioms. This site includes 47 of his works, including Sonatas K.455 and K.491.
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