Description
Bearing a relatively low Kirkpatrick number, K.47 in B-flat major pairs a clear melodic line with an animated accompaniment. The music flows smoothly overall, yet is punctuated by bursts of rapid repeated notes that call for agile wrist technique. It retains a firmly Baroque character while offering enough variety to hold the listener's interest.
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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