Scarlatti, Soler & Others: Keyboard Works

Featuring

Amaya Fernandez Pozuelo
Domenico Scarlatti
Padre Antonio Soler
Mateo Albéniz
Sebastián Ramón de Albero y Añaños
Félix Máximo López

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Compositional Technique

Domenico Scarlatti's sonatas are highly diverse in writing, form, style, expressiveness, structure, and purpose, making them difficult to categorize.

Composer Biography

Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783), a Catalan monk and organist, declared himself a 'scholar of Mr. Scarlatti' in a 1765 letter to Padre Martini.

Interpretation

Amaya Fernández Pozuelo's interpretation of Scarlatti's sonatas aims to reveal the numerous facets of the music, rather than offering a simply new or unique reading.

Historical Context

Scarlatti's interest in Iberian folk music was unusual, as Spanish culture and music were heavily influenced by French and Italian styles during his time.

Composer Biography

Domenico Scarlatti, an Italian composer, arrived in Spain in 1729 when his patron, Portuguese princess Maria Bárbara de Bragança, married the future King Fernando VI.

Cultural Impact

The socio-cultural phenomenon called majismo emerged in the second half of the 18th century as a reaction against excessive French influence in Spain, leading to the integration of Spanish folk dances like fandangos and boleros.