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3493595
Great Keyboard Sonatas, Series I
3493595
3493595
Piano

SKU: AP.6-249964

Composed by Domenico Scarlatti. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Dover Edition. Form: Sonata. Baroque; Masterwork. Book. Dover Publications #06-249964. Published by Dover Publications (AP.6-249964).

ISBN 9780486249964. English.

The thoroughly original keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) have earned him the reputation as a founder of modern keyboard execution. Here in 2 volumes, reprinted from the Longo edition, are 78 of his best works. 160 pgs. Contents: Sonata in D Major, K478 * Sonata in D Major, K479 * Sonata in D Major, K480 * Sonata in F Minor, K481 * Sonata in F Major, K482 * Sonata in F Major, K483 * Sonata in D Major, K484 * Sonata in C Major, K485 * Sonata in C Major, K486 * Sonata in C Major, K487 * Sonata in B-flat Major, K488 * Sonata in B-flat Major, K489 * Sonata in D Major, K490 * Sonata in D Major, K491 * Sonata in D Major, K492 * Sonata in G Major, K493 * Sonata in G Major, K494 * Sonata in E Major, K495 * Sonata in E Major, K496 * Sonata in B Minor, K497 * Sonata in B Minor, K498 * Sonata in A Major, K499 * Sonata in A Major, K500 * Sonata in C Major, K501 * Sonata in C Major, K502 * Sonata in B-flat Major, K503 * Sonata in B-flat Major, K504 * Sonata in F Major, K505 * Sonata in F Major, K506 * Sonata in E-flat Major, K507 * Sonata in E-flat Major, K508 * Sonata in D Major, K509 * Sonata in D Minor, K510 * Sonata in D Major, K511 * Sonata in D Major, K512 * Sonata in C Major, K513 * Sonata in C Major, K514 * Sonata in C Major, K515.

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Ethan S.
October 04, 2021
Fine music but redundant edition
Scarlatti's music is fantastic, but the edition is redundant. This Dover edition features selections from the comprehensive Ricordi edition edited by Allesandro Longo, and was published in 4 volumes, of which only this one is still in print. The others are out of print, increasingly rare, and in some cases exorbitantly expensive. Longo's (over) editing has been criticized by current music scholars; if you're looking at this edition to simply have some Scarlatti representation in your collection, get the Schirmer edition of 60 sonatas edited by Ralph Kirkpatrick (who is a much more reputable editor of Scarlatti). If you're a completist and don't care about whether you can trust the editor, Kalmus publishes a reprint of the Ricordi edition, complete in 11 volumes. For a (mostly) complete edition that remains true to Scarlatti, get the 10-volume Sonate per Clavicembalo critical edition, edited by Emilia Fadini.
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