Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
For many decades, students of Domenico Scarlatti, including me, have been debating about the relationship between most of Scarlatti’s Sonatas and Flamenco dance. Silvia Rambaldi and Andreina Di Girolamo deserve our praise for presenting a practical demonstration that moves beyond the boundary of words, uniting dance and harpsichord performance, by the collaboration of the dancer Rita Marchesini, who is an expert on both Baroque and Flamenco dance. And since very often within certain Sonatas there is an alternation between the Andalusian style and the Italian one, the dancer, with her performance, demonstrates that it is possible to “play” with both styles appropriately. (Emilia Fadini) This interesting production on the harpsichord sonatas “encrypted” by Domenico Scarlatti is accompanied by a DVD-ROM containing the video of the sonatas for two harpsichords filmed in the performance “La festa dorata dell”anima”, in which Rita Marchesini (historical dance and flamenco) and Alberto Rodriguez (Andalusian guitarist) join the harpsichordists Andreina di Girolamo and Silvia Rambaldi in this “field demonstration” of the influence of Italian and Spanish dance on the works of the great composer. The comments in the interview with the late Emilia Fadini are not to be missed.
Tracklist
CD 1
Domenico Scarlatti
1 - SONATA IN SOL MAGGIORE K 91 (1:30)
2 - SONATA IN SOL MAGGIORE K 91 (3:50)
3 - SONATA IN SOL MAGGIORE K 91 (1:12)
4 - SONATA IN SOL MAGGIORE K 91 (2:27)
5 - SONATA IN Ml MINORE K 81 (1:28)
6 - SONATA IN Ml MINORE K 81 (3:41)
7 - SONATA IN Ml MINORE K 81 (2:02)
8 - SONATA IN Ml MINORE K 81 (1:45)
9 - SONATA IN Do MINORE K 73 (2:26)
10 - SONATA IN Do MINORE K 73 (3:35)
11 - SONATA IN RE MINORE K 89 (3:46)
12 - SONATA IN RE MINORE K 89 (3:57)
13 - SONATE IN SOL MAGGIORE K 79-80 (2:40)
14 - SONATE IN SOL MAGGIORE K 79-80 (1:33)
15 - SONATA IN SOL MINORE K 88 (5:20)
16 - SONATA IN SOL MINORE K 88 (1:35)
17 - SONATA IN SOL MINORE K 88 (1:36)
18 - SONATA IN RE MINORE K 90 (2:39)
19 - SONATA IN RE MINORE K 90 (4:50)
20 - SONATA IN RE MINORE K 90 (1:12)
21 - SONATA IN RE MINORE K 90 (1:00)
- Composer: Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
- Performers: Silvia Rambaldi, Andreina Di Girolamo
- Musicological Text: Andreina Di Girolamo, Emilia Fadini, Rita Marchesini, Silvia Rambaldi
- Historical Period: Late Baroque
- Code: TB681909
- Edition: July 2025
- Barcode: 8007194108040
- Set: 2
- Total tracks: 21
- Total duration: 54:16
- Notes: Harpsichord music
Two-disc set: Single audio CD + Bonus DVD-ROM
