Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Sonate en do majeur, K 200
Sonate en fa mineur, K 19
Sonate en ré mineur, K 1
Sonate en do mineur, K 11
Sonate en ré mineur, K 32
Sonate en fa mineur, K 239
Sonate en si mineur, K 87
Sonate en la majeur, K 322
Sonate en ré mineur, K 213
Sonate en fa mineur, K 365
Sonate en la majeur, K 208
Sonate en si mineur, K 377
Sonate en sol mineur, K 426
Sonate en sol majeur, K 449

Katia Braunschweiler, piano

One of the greatest keyboard legacies of all was left by Domenico Scarlatti who, like Bach and Handel, was born in 1685 – the fact that it is one of the most important, an oeuvre whose influence extended all the way to composers of the 20th century, can’t be repeated often enough. But the music itself is more eloquent than any words, particularly in a performance as masterful as the one offered by Swiss pianist Katia Braunschweiler in her GENUIN debut release. She serves up these miniature gems with great care, tonal beauty, and loving attention to detail – an ideal ambassador for the virtuoso and strikingly modern sonatas that tell of Scarlatti’s Italian homeland and his love for his adopted home of Spain