The award-winning Italian harpist Cristina Bianchi has been exploring the works of Domenico Scarlatti for many years, and on this album she demonstrates for the listener the inexhaustible wealth of his compositions. The programme's other titles are largely unknown, or rarely performed on harp: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Twelve Variations on the Folie d'Espagne, for example, and the Harp Sonata by Germaine Tailleferre. There's also a real treasure in the Three PrÃ©ludes by Alexander Baltin, a contemporary Russian composer. Stylistically, his very personal musical idiom reflects the great Russian musical tradition.

Tracklist:

Sonata In B Minor, Kk. 197 (Arr. For Harp)
Sonata In F Minor, Kk. 239 (Arr. For Harp)
Harp Sonata: I. Allegretto
Harp Sonata: II. Lento
Harp Sonata: III. Perpetuum Mobile
Sonata In D Minor, Kk. 213 (Arr. For Harp)
Sonata In F Major, Kk. 469 (Arr. For Harp)
12 Variations Über Die Folie D'espagne, Wq. 118 No. 9 (Arr. For Harp)
Sonata In A Minor, Kk. 149 (Arr. For Harp)
Sonata In E Major, Kk. 162 (Arr. For Harp)
Sonata In E Minor, Kk. 198 (Arr. For Harp)
3 Préludes (Arr. For Harp): No. 1, Allegretto
3 Préludes (Arr. For Harp): No. 2, Moderato
3 Préludes (Arr. For Harp): No. 3, Allegro Moderato
Selected Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts Arr. For Harp): No. 22 In G Major, Allegro
Selected Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Excerpts Arr. For Harp): No. 23 In G Minor, Largo

UPC: 4260330917157
Label: Oehms
Release Date: 11.15.19
Format: CD

Baltin / Bianchi - Scarlatti & More (CD)