Scarlatti's sonatas often feature 'incomplete' polyphony, where voices are abandoned after exposing a theme, creating a counterpoint effect without full development.
Performer Biography
Nicola Reniero, the organist, has made around 90 albums and has collaborated with eminent conductors and soloists such as Christopher Hogwood and Gustav Leonhardt.
Composer Biography
Domenico Scarlatti's early education and musical training took place in Naples, a city where everything is considered theatrical.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Scarlatti is described as a composer who explored the technical and timbral possibilities of all keyboard instruments of his era, not just the harpsichord.
Interpretation
Only three of Domenico Scarlatti's sonatas are explicitly indicated for organ, but many others are suitable for organ, early pianoforte, and clavichord.
Instruments
The organ used for this recording was reconstructed by the Serassi Brothers between 1835-1837 and includes pipes from earlier instruments dating back to 1655 and 1710.
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