{"product_id":"scarlatti-sonatas-variaciones-del-fandango-espanol-andreas-staier","title":"Scarlatti: Sonatas; Soler: Variaciones del fandango espanol; Boccherini - Andreas Staier (2 CDs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/about_this_recording_transparent_black_shadow_2_522753e9-66ba-48ea-8558-b0cd53a478e3_480x480.png?v=1646166167\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScarlatti published just 30 of his 550 or so keyboard sonatas. They appeared in London in 1738\/9 under the title Essercizi per gravicembalo ('Keyboard exercises'). In the preface he warned players: \"Do not expect, whether you be amateur or professional, to find any profound intention in these compositions, but rather an ingenious jesting with art.\" Scarlatti's sonatas are perhaps most famous for their flamboyant Hispanic touches, with hints of the rhythms and melodies of Spanish folk music. (The composer, born in Naples, spent 25 years in Madrid.) During his lifetime his music was not widely circulated and it's impact and influence was largely restricted to composers like Sebastián de Albero and Antonio Soler who, like Scarlatti himself, had connections with the royal household of Spain. That being said, the works by Scarlatti's younger contemporaries that are included on this album demonstrate the imaginative independence of Spanish\/Spanish-based composers. One of the world's most prominent harpsichord and fortepiano performers, Andreas Staier embarked on a solo career in 1986, making his mark on the Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire. Born in Göttingen in 1955, he studied modern piano and harpsichord in Hannover and Amsterdam. He spent three years as harpsichordist of the ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln, and as a soloist he appears regularly with such orchestras as Concerto Köln, Freiburger Barockorchester, the Akademie für alte Musik Berlin and the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_transparent_blue_background_correct_version_80976754-e9e0-46de-b62f-ac42fe034a4c_480x480.png?v=1646155801\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_transparent_blue_background_correct_version_80976754-e9e0-46de-b62f-ac42fe034a4c_480x480.png?v=1646155801\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 CD1- Keyboard Sonata in E minor KK394\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2 Keyboard Sonata in E Major KK395\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3 Keyboard Sonata in C minor KK115\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4 Keyboard Sonata in C minor KK116\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5 Keyboard Sonata in F minor KK69\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6 Keyboard Sonata in a Major KK113\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7 Keyboard Sonata in a Major KK114\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8 Keyboard Sonata in E Major KK215\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9 Keyboard Sonata in E Major KK216\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10 Keyboard Sonata in C Major KK513\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e11 Keyboard Sonata in C minor KK246\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e12 Keyboard Sonata in C Sharp minor KK247\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 Keyboard Sonata in a Major KK208\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e14 Keyboard Sonata in a Major KK209\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e15 Keyboard Sonata in D Major KK414\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e16 Keyboard Sonata in D Major KK415\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e17 Keyboard Sonata in G minor KK426\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18 Keyboard Sonata in G Major KK427\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e19 CD2- Fandango in D minor, R. 146\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G Major : I Recercata\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e21 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G Major : II Fuga\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e22 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in G Major : III Sonata\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e23 Keyboard Sonata No.9 in C minor\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e24 Sonata No.17 in C minor\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e25 Keyboard Sonata No.16 in F minor\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e26 Variaciones Del Fandango Español\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e27 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D Major : I Recercata\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e28 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D Major : II Fuga\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e29 Recercata, Fuga and Sonata in D Major : III Sonata\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e30 Adagio in G minor\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e31 Keyboard Sonata in G minor\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e32 Fandango\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WARNER CLASSICS","offers":[{"title":"Andreas Staier","offer_id":38120861204676,"sku":"190295543174","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/3833302-2585985.jpg?v=1647043327","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/products\/scarlatti-sonatas-variaciones-del-fandango-espanol-andreas-staier","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}