Domenico Scarlatti: All Sonatas

Sonata For Keyboard In D Minor, K. 32, Domenico Scarlatti 2

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Domenico Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata in G Minor K43/L40

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Domenico Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata in G Minor K43/L40

Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in d minor, K. 1

Carol lei Breckenridge plays Scarlatti's Sonata in C Minor, K. 11, on her 2022 Silbermann piano copy of the 1749 Nuremberg Silbermann by Kerstin Schwarz.  Scarlatti's K. 1-30 are from his Essercizi (published 1738).  Scarlatti had access to Bartolomeo Cristofori pianos at the Spanish court; Gottfried Silbermann copied Cristofori's action in exact detail, but placed it in a larger case, and increased the distance from hammer to string.  The basic tone is the same, however, with hollow paper-roll hammers covered with a thin layer of leather.  Photo shows comparison of hammer distance between Cristofori (left) and Silbermann (right), and also the wider range of Silbermann's piano.

Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in C Minor, K. 11, on Silbermann Piano (7 - 23)

Scarlatti: Sonata In G Major, K.455

Carol lei Breckenridge plays Haydn's hypnotically beautiful F Minor Variations on a 5-octave unfretted clavichord by Paul Irvin, after a 1765 Friederici clavichord.  This clavichord has recently been restrung in Stephen Birkett's historical yellow brass wire, except for the bass, which uses overwound strings (brass with copper winding).  No reverb or any other sound engineering effects have been added.  Haydn's variations consist of a two-part theme, one in F Minor, the other in F Major, followed by two variations of this theme; then the opening returns, which leads to a long, emotionally-charged coda.  The intensity of these variations is especially brought out by the clavichord's intimate tone and dazzling variety of tonal colors.

Haydn, Variations in F Minor, Clavichord (7-31-19)

Carol lei Breckenridge specializes in music of the 18th century on period keyboards.  Her Silbermann piano (a copy of the 1749 piano in Nuremberg) was completed in 2022, and is ideal for the music of J.S. and C.P.E. Bach, as well as Domenico Scarlatti.  Her late 18th-century Dulcken piano copy by Thomas and Barbara Wolf is ideally suited for the Viennese Classical composers.

Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in C Minor, K. 11, on Silbermann Piano (7 - 23)

Carol lei Breckenridge

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