Domenico Scarlatti is best remembered for the hundreds of single-movement keyboard sonatas he composed for his pupil the Infanta Maria BÃ¡rbara, who married the heir to the Spanish throne in 1728, taking her music master with her from Lisbon to Madrid. Scarlatti's panache and inventiveness is always on show in these compact sonatas, their delicacy and refinement hiding some surprising explorations of unexpected keys, and technical demands such as hand-crossing and chains of sixths and thirds that would have posed some interesting challenges to his clearly talented pupil. Alon Goldsteinis one of the most original and sensitive pianists of his generation. His discography includes Mozart's Piano Concertos with the Fine Arts Quartet and DvorÃ¡k's Piano Trios with the Tempest Trio and Mendelssohn's Piano Concertos with the Israel Chamber Orchestra. A passionate advocate of music education, recent teaching engagements have included the Steans Institute at Ravinia Festival, The Gilmore Keyboard Festival, and Ensemble Connect (formerly Ensemble ACJW) at Carnegie Hall. Goldstein has performed at prestigious venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Moscow Kremlin, Hollywood Bowl and the Southbank Centre. In 2019 he was inducted into the Society of Scholars of his alma mater, the Johns Hopkins University.

Tracklist:

Keyboard Sonata In C Major, Kk. 159
Keyboard Sonata In C Minor, Kk. 11
Keyboard Sonata In G Major, Kk. 424
Keyboard Sonata In D Major, Kk. 299
Keyboard Sonata In G Major, Kk. 210
Keyboard Sonata In D Minor, Kk. 1
Keyboard Sonata In B-Flat Major, Kk. 273
Keyboard Sonata In G Minor, Kk. 196
Keyboard Sonata In D Minor, Kk. 120
Keyboard Sonata In B Minor, Kk. 498
Keyboard Sonata In E Major, Kk. 264
Keyboard Sonata In A Minor, Kk. 383
Keyboard Sonata In E Minor, Kk.198
Keyboard Sonata In G Major, Kk. 324
Keyboard Sonata In A Major, Kk. 279
Keyboard Sonata In C Major, Kk. 465
Keyboard Sonata In F Minor, Kk. 187
Keyboard Sonata In G Major, Kk. 235
Keyboard Sonata In E-Flat Major, Kk. 508

UPC: 747313419678
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 6.12.20
Format: CD

Scarlatti / Goldstein - Complete Keyboard Sonatas 2 (CD)