Staier,Andreas Scarlatti: Sonatas / Variaciones Del Fandango CD

Scarlatti published just 30 of his 550 or so keyboard sonatas. They appeared in London in 1738/9 under the title Essercizi per gravicembalo ('Keyboard exercises'). In the preface he warned players: "Do not expect, whether you be amateur or professional, to find any profound intention in these compositions, but rather an ingenious jesting with art." Scarlatti's sonatas are perhaps most famous for their flamboyant Hispanic touches, with hints of the rhythms and melodies of Spanish folk music. (The composer, born in Naples, spent 25 years in Madrid.) During his lifetime his music was not widely circulated and it's impact and influence was largely restricted to composers like Sebastin de Albero and Antonio Soler who, like Scarlatti himself, had connections with the royal household of Spain. That being said, the works by Scarlatti's younger contemporaries that are included on this album demonstrate the imaginative independence of Spanish/Spanish-based composers. One of the world's most prominent harpsichord and fortepiano performers, Andreas Staier embarked on a solo career in 1986, making his mark on the Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire. Born in G?ttingen in 1955, he studied modern piano and harpsichord in Hannover and Amsterdam. He spent three years as harpsichordist of the ensemble Musica Antiqua K?ln, and as a soloist he appears regularly with such orchestras as Concerto K?ln, Freiburger Barockorchester, the Akademie f?r alte Musik Berlin and the Orchestre des Champs-?lys?es.

1. CD1- Keyboard Sonata in E minor Kk394 2. Keyboard Sonata in E major Kk395 3. Keyboard Sonata in C minor Kk115 4. Keyboard Sonata in C minor Kk116 5. Keyboard Sonata in F minor Kk69 6. Keyboard Sonata in A major Kk113 7. Keyboard Sonata in A major Kk114 8. Keyboard Sonata in E major Kk215 9. Keyboard Sonata in E major Kk216 10. Keyboard Sonata in C major Kk513 11. Keyboard Sonata in C minor Kk246 12. Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor Kk247 13. Keyboard Sonata in A major Kk208 14. Keyboard Sonata in A major Kk209 15. Keyboard Sonata in D major Kk414 16. Keyboard Sonata in D major Kk415 17. Keyboard Sonata in G minor Kk426 18. Keyboard Sonata in G major Kk427 19. CD2- Fandango in D Minor, R. 146 20. Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G major : I Recercata 21. Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G major : II Fuga 22. Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G major : III Sonata 23. Keyboard Sonata No.9 in C minor 24. Sonata No.17 in C minor 25. Keyboard Sonata No.16 in F minor 26. Variaciones del Fandango espa±ol 27. Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D major : I Recercata 28. Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D major : II Fuga 29. Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D major : III Sonata 30. Adagio in G minor 31. Keyboard Sonata in G minor 32. Fandango 33.