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Scarlatti Complete Keyboard Sonatas (Box)

Scarlatti Complete Keyboard Sonatas (Box)
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Track Listing

Disc 1:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 1 (L. 366)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 2 (L. 388)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 3 (L. 378)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 4 (L. 390)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 5 (L. 367)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 6 (L. 479)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 7 (L. 379)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 8 (L. 488) ('Bucolic')
  9. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 9 (L. 413), 'Pastorale'
  10. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 10 (L. 370)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 11 (L. 352)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 12 (L. 489)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 13 (L. 486)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 14 (L. 387)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in E minor, K. 15 (L. 374)
  16. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 16 (L. 397)
  17. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 17 (L. 384)

Disc 2:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 18 (L. 416)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 19 (L. 383)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 20 (L. 375) 'Capriccio'
  4. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 21 (L. 363)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 22 (L. 360)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 23 (L. 411)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 24 (L. 495)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in F sharp minor, K. 25 (L. 481)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 26 (L. 368)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 27 (L. 449)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 28 (L. 373)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 29 (L. 461)

Disc 3:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 31 (L. 231)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 32 (L. 423)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 33 (L. 424)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 34 (L. S7)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 35 (L. 386)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 36 (L. 245)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 37 (L. 406)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 38 (L. 478)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 39 (L. 391)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 40 (L. 357)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 41
  12. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 42 (L. S36)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 43 (L. 40)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 44 (L. 432)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 45 (L. 265)
  16. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 46 (L. 25)
  17. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 47 (L. 46)

Disc 4:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 49 (L. 301)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 50 (L. 440)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 51 (L. 20)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 52 (L. 267)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 53 (L. 261)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 54 (L. 241)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 55 (L. 335)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 56 (L. 356)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 57 (L. S38)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 58 (L. 158)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 59 (L. 71)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 60 (L. 13)

Disc 5:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in F sharp minor, K. 67 (L. 32)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 68 (L. 114)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 69 (L. 382)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 70 (L. 50)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 71 (L. 81)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 72 (L. 401)
  7. Sonata for keyboard (or solo instrument & continuo) in C minor, K. 73 (L. 217)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 74 (L. 94)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 75 (L. 53)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 76 (L. 185)
  11. Sonata for keyboard (or solo instrument & continuo) in D minor, K. 77 (L. 168)
  12. Sonata for keyboard (or solo instrument & continuo) in F major, K. 78 (L. 75)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 79 (L. 80)
  14. Sonata for keyboard (or solo instrument & continuo) in E minor, K. 81 (L. 271)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 82 (L. 30)
  16. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 83 (L. S31)
  17. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 84 (L. 10)

Disc 6:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 86 (L. 403)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 87 (L. 33)
  3. Sonata for keyboard (or solo instrument & continuo) in G minor, K. 88 (L. 36)
  4. Sonata for keyboard (or solo instrument & continuo) in D minor, K. 89 (L. 211)
  5. Sonata for keyboard (or solo instrument & continuo) in D minor, K. 90 (L. 106)
  6. Sonata for keyboard (or solo instrument & continuo) in G major, K. 91 (L. 176)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 92 (L. 362)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 93 (L. 336)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 94
  10. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 95 (L. 358) (poss. spurious)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 96 (L. 465) 'La caccia'
  12. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 97 (poss. spurious)

Disc 7:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 99 (L. 317)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 100 (L. 355)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 101 (L. 494)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 102 (L. 89)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 103 (L. 233)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 104 (L. 442)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 105 (L. 204)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 106 (L. 437)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 107 (L. 474)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 108 (L. 249)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 109 (L. 138)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 110 (L. 469)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 111 (L. 130)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 112 (L. 298)

Disc 8:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 113 (L. 345)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 114 (L. 344)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 115 (L. 407)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 116 (L. 452)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 117 (L. 244)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 118 (L. 122)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 119 (L. 415)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 120 (L. 215)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 121 (L. 181)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 122 (L. 334)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 123 (L. 111)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 124 (L. 232)

Disc 9:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 126 (L. 402)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in A flat major, K. 127 (L. 186)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in B flat minor, K. 128 (L. 296)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 129 (L. 460)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in A flat major, K. 130 (L. 190)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in B flat minor, K. 131 (L. 300)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 132 (L. 457)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 133 (L. 282)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 134 (L. 221)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 135 (L. 224)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 136 (L. 377)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 137 (L. 315)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 138 (L. 464)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 139 (L. 6)

Disc 10:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 140 (L. 107)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 141 (L. 422)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in F sharp minor, K. 142
  4. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 143
  5. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 144
  6. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 145 (L. 369)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 146 (L. 349)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in E minor, K. 147 (L. 376)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 148 (L. 64)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 149 (L. 93)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 150 (L. 117)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 151 (L. 330)

Disc 11:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 156 (L. 101)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 157 (L. 405)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 158 (L. 4)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 159 (L. 104) 'La caccia'
  5. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 161 (L. 417)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 162 (L. 21)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 164 (L. 59)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 165 (L. 52)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 167 (L. 329)

Disc 12:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 173 (L. 447)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 174 (L. 410)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 175 (L. 429)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 176 (L. 163)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 177 (L. 364)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 178 (L. 162)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 179 (L. 177)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 180 (L. 272)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 181 (L. 194)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 182 (L. 139)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 183 (L. 473)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 184 (L. 189)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 185 (L. 173)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 186 (L. 72)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 187 (L. 285)

Disc 13:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in E minor, K. 203 (L. 380)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 204a
  3. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 204b
  4. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 205 (L. S23)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 206 (L. 257)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 207 (L. 371)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 208 (L. 238)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 209 (L. 428)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 210 (L. 123)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 211 (L. 133)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 212 (L. 135)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 213 (L. 108) 'The Lover'

Disc 14:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 217 (L. 42)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 218 (L. 392)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 219 (L. 393)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 220 (L. 342)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 221 (L. 259)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 222 (L. 309)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 223 (L. 214)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 224 (L. 268)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 225 (L. 351)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 226 (L. 112)

Disc 15:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 230 (L. 354)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 231 (L. 409)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in E minor, K. 232 (L. 62)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in E minor, K. 233 (L. 467)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 234 (L. 49)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 235 (L. 154)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 236 (L. 161)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 237 (L. 308)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 238 (L. 27)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 239 (L. 281)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 240 (L. S29)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 241 (L. 180)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 242 (L. 202)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 243 (L. 353)

Disc 16:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in B major, K. 244 (L. 348)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in B major, K. 245 (L. 450)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in C sharp minor, K. 246 (L. 260)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in C sharp minor, K. 247 (L. 256)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 249 (L. 39)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 250 (L. 174)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 252 (L. 159)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 253 (L. 320)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 255 (L. 439)

Disc 17:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 258 (L. 178)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 259 (L. 103)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 260 (L. 124)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in B major, K. 261 (L. 148)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in E minor, K. 263 (L. 321)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 264 (L. 466)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 266 (L. 48)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 267 (L. 434)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 269 (L. 307)

Disc 18:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 270 (L. 459)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 271 (L. 155)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 272 (L. 145)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 273 (L. 398)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 274 (L. 297)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 275 (L. 328)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 276 (L. S20)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 277 (L. 183)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 278 (L. S15)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 279 (L. 468)

Disc 19:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 287 (L. S9)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 288 (L. 57)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 289 (L. 78)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 290 (L. 85)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in E minor, K. 291 (L. 61)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in E minor, K. 292 (L. 24)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 293 (L. S44)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 294 (L. 67)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 295 (L. 270)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 296 (L. 198)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 297 (L. S19)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 298 (L. S6)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 299 (L. 210)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 300 (L. 92)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 301 (L. 493)

Disc 20:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 302 (L. 7)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 303 (L. 9)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 304 (L. 88)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 305 (L. 322)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 306 (L. 16)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 307 (L. 115)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 308 (L. 359)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 309 (L. 454)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 310 (L. 248)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 311 (L. 144)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 312 (L. 264)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 353 (L. 313)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 314 (L. 441)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 315 (L. 235)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 316 (L. 299)
  16. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 317 (L. 66)

Disc 21:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in F sharp major, K. 318 (L. 31)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in F sharp major, K. 319 (L. 35)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 320 (L. 341)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 321 (L. 258)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 322 (L. 483)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 323 (L. 95)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 324 (L. 332)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 325 (L. 37)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 326 (L. 201)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 327 (L. 152)

Disc 22:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 339 (L. 251)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 340 (L. 105)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 341 (L. 140)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 342 (L. 191)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 344 (L. 295)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 345 (L. 306)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 347 (L. 126)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 348 (L. 127)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 350 (L. 230)

Disc 23:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 356 (L. 443)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 357 (L. S45)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 358 (L. 412)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 359 (L. 448)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 360 (L. 400)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 361 (L. 247)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 362 (L. 156)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 363 (L. 160)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 364 (L. 436)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 365 (L. 480)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 366 (L. 119)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 367 (L. 172)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 368 (L. S30)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 369 (L. 240)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 370 (L. 316)
  16. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 371 (L. 17)

Disc 24:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 372 (L. 302)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 373 (L. 98)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 374 (L. 76)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 375 (L. 389)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 376 (L. 34)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 377 (L. 263)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 378 (L. 276)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 379 (L. 73)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 380 (L. 23) 'Cortège'
  10. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 381 (L. 225)

Disc 25:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 390 (L. 234)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 391 (L. 79)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 392 (L. 246)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 393 (L. 74)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 395 (L. 65)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 396 (L. 110)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 398 (L. 218)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 399 (L. 274)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 401 (L. 365)

Disc 26:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 410 (L. S43)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 411 (L. 69)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 412 (L. 182)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 413 (L. 125)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 415 (L. 511)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 416 (L. 149)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 418 (L. 26)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 419 (L. 279)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 421 (L. 252)

Disc 27:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 428 (L. 131)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 429 (L. 132) 'Barcarolle'
  3. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 430 (L. 463) 'Tempo di ballo'
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 431 (L. 83)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 432 (L. 288)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 433 (L. 453)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 434 (L. 343)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 435 (L. 361)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 436 (L. 109)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 437 (L. 278)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 438 (L. 381)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 439 (L. 47)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 440 (L. 97)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 441 (L. S39)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 442 (L. 319)
  16. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 443 (L. 418)
  17. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 444 (L. 420)

Disc 28:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in F sharp minor, K. 447 (L. 294)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in F sharp minor, K. 448 (L. 485)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 449 (L. 444)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 450 (L. 338) 'Burlesca'
  5. Sonata for keyboard in A minor, K. 451 (L. 243)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 452
  7. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 453
  8. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 454 (L. 184)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 455 (L. 209)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 456 (L. 491)

Disc 29:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 462 (L. 438)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 463 (L. 471)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 464 (L. 151)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 465 (L. 242)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 466 (L. 118)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 467 (L. 476)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 468 (L. 226)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 469 (L. 431)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 470 (L. 304)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 471 (L. 82)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 472 (L. 99)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 473 (L. 229)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 474 (L. 203)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 475 (L. 220)

Disc 30:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 476 (L. 340)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 477 (L. 290)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 478 (L. 12)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 479 (L. S16)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 481 (L. 187)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 482 (L. 435)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 484 (L. 419)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 485 (L. 153)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 487 (L. 205)

Disc 31:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 490 (L. 206)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 491 (L. 164)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 492 (L. 14)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 493 (L. S24)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 494 (L. 287)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 495 (L. 426)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 496 (L. 372)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 497 (L. 146)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 498 (L. 350)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 499 (L. 193)

Disc 32:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 503 (L. 196)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 504 (L. 29)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 505 (L. 326)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 506 (L. 70)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 507 (L. 113)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 508 (L. 19)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 509 (L. 311)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 510 (L. 277)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 511 (L. 314)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 512 (L. 339)
  11. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 513 (L. S3)
  12. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 514 (L. 1)
  13. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 515 (L. 255)
  14. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 516 (L. 512)
  15. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 517 (L. 266)
  16. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 518 (L. 116)
  17. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 519 (L. 475)

Disc 33:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 520 (L. 86)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 521 (L. 408)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 522 (L. S25)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 523 (L. 490)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 525 (L. 188)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in C minor, K. 526 (L. 456)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 528 (L. 200)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 529 (L. 327)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 531 (L. 430)

Disc 34:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 536 (L. 236)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 537 (L. 293)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 538 (L. 254)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 539 (L. 121)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 540 (L. S17)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 541 (L. 120)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 542 (L. 167)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 543 (L. 227)
  9. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 544 (L. 497)
  10. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 545 (L. 500)

Disc 35:

  1. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 548 (L. 404)
  2. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 549 (L. 51)
  3. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 550 (L. S42)
  4. Sonata for keyboard in B flat major, K. 551 (L. 396)
  5. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 552 (L. 421)
  6. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 553 (L. 425)
  7. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 554 (L. S21)
  8. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 555 (L. 477)

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #123823 in Music
  • Released on: 2008-02-05
  • Number of discs: 36
  • Format: Box set
  • Dimensions: 2.23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Buy the Ross set instead2
Scarlatti: The Keyboard Sonatas

I purchased this set after reading the generally favorable reviews noted above. After doing so, I compared the recordings against the three disc Ross anthology that I already owned. Although I found the Belder performances decent, and comparable to Ross, the sound quality was horrible, particularly for a relatively new recording. The sound is distant, as if a curtain had been placed between the harpsichord and the microphone, which is a shame given the quality of the performance. It really suffers in comparison to the Ross. I have subsequently bought the entire Ross set, and am very happy with it. I had paid $78 for Belder and $138 for the Ross, and feel the difference in price well worth it. My general rule of thumb with Brilliant Classics has been to go for recordings they have licensed from other publishers, and avoid their own productions (the Bach complete set (particularly the cantatas)) being a notable exception. Anyway, I would suggest not buying this set unless you cannot come up with another $60.

eight years of artistry5
over the years i have become so interested in domenico scarlatti that i finally decided a complete edition was necessary. on the piano, naxos is slowly building one around the interesting if unwieldy concept of enlisting 30 or more young artists to complete the traversal. on harpsichord, there is the series by scott ross, now apparently out of print, and this new edition by pieter-jan belder.

recorded from 2000 to 2007, strictly following the sequence of ralph kirkpatrick catalog numbers, the mere achievement boggles the mind. so it is a triple pleasure to discover marvelous musicianship, splendid production values, and a stupefyingly low market price (yes, that's $3 a disc, more or less). the project is such a rare convergence of artistry, craftsmanship, integrity and vitality that one can hardly believe it was completed in the century of arrogance, incompetence and greed.

i have not yet auditioned every disc, but my random sampling suggests the engineering and production are exceptionally consistent. the sound stage places belder's instrument close to the listener, but without distortion. to provide some aural variety and historical interest, belder has used "every harpischord i could lay my hands on" -- which actually only includes modern copies of instruments by giusti, ruckers, mietke, zell and others. he even performs several of the sonatas on a fortepiano (which was invented in 1711 and available to scarlatti both in italy and in spain), an organ, or as trios with a baroque violinist and bassist. despite this variety, all the harpsichords have a pleasant timbre without either wiry thinness or clangorous weight, and it is extremely interesting to hear some of the sonatas in the nasal tones of an early pianoforte.

belder's performances are idiomatic and alert, with appropriate but not excessive ornamentation, and generally very well judged tempi, though he avoids the riotously fast tempi sometimes adopted by modern players. interpretively he strikes the balance necessary for such a long journey -- neither as fiery as pierre hantai nor as cerebral as gustav leonhardt, and with an informed sense of what baroque listeners valued in a harpsichord performance -- and there is plenty of life, pleasure and even wit in his recreations. a delight to encounter ... even if it takes eight years to listen to them all!

Great performance - excellent value for money5
Scarlatti, born in the same year as J.S. Bach, court composer at the Spanish court, left a body of keyboard work, mainly harpsichord sonatas, of excellent quality and comparable in volume to JS Bach's harpsichord and organ works combined. Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas are short pieces (3-5 minutes in most cases) with a mixture of Italian and Spanish style elements, and covering the full range from slow, emotional movements to highly technical, virtuoso pieces. Only a very limited number of complete recordings has ever been recorded, the one by Scott Ross being the most famous.
This recording by Pieter-Jan Belder is comparable in quality to Ross' recording: in both cases one hears performances of very high artistic integrity, with the harpsichord player having come to grip with one of the great works of art, bringing the music to life with very honest and personal interpretations. There are marked differences in interpretation between both artists, but in both cases the artist puts the music first; both use their considerable technical abilities at the service of the music and don't make a fireworks showcase.
Having listened to both recordings, I don't have a real artistic preference for one or the other when considering the complete cycle.
On the technical level, both recordings are very well made. Personally I slightly prefer the clear, crisp sound of the Belder recording (the result of putting some more distance between microphones and instrument ?) over the somewhat denser sound of the Ross recording.
At less than 2 Euro per disk, the Belder recording offers an exceptional quality/price ratio.