Katia Braunschweiler - Ten Hundred Devils: Keyboard Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti (2017)

One of the greatest keyboard legacies of all was left by Domenico Scarlatti who, like Bach and Handel, was born in 1685 – the fact that it is one of the most important, an oeuvre whose influence extended all the way to composers of the 20th century, can’t be repeated often enough. But the music itself is more eloquent than any words, particularly in a performance as masterful as the one offered by Swiss pianist Katia Braunschweiler in her GENUIN debut release. She serves up these miniature gems with great care, tonal beauty, and loving attention to detail – an ideal ambassador for the virtuoso and strikingly modern sonatas that tell of Scarlatti’s Italian homeland and his love for his adopted home of Spain.

TRACKLIST

01. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Kk. 200
02. Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 19
03. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1
04. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 9
05. Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 11
06. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 32
07. Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 239
08. Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 87
09. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 322
10. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 213
11. Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 365
12. Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 208
13. Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 377
14. Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 426
15. Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 27