Father and son Alessandro (1660-1725) and Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) worked in very different musical spheres, and while Alessandro remained in his native Italy, his son consolidated his reputation in the Iberian Peninsula. This week Donald Macleod tells their stories, examines theirdifferences, and reassesses their legacies.
D Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata in A, Kk39; Keyboard Sonata in A minor, Kk54 Vladimir Horowitz (piano)
A Scarlatti Sinfonia (II Primo Omicidio) Concerto Italiano, conductor Rinato Alessandrini
Gia il Sole dal Gange (L 'Honesta negli Amore); Son Tutta Duolo ; Se Florindo e Fedele;
Spesso Vibra per Suo Gioco;
Cessate di Piagarmi (II Pompeo) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Gyorgy Fischer (piano) Cantata: Per la Notte di Natale
Susan Gritton (soprano),
Collegium Musicum 90, conductor Simon Standage D Scarlatti Salve Regina Christopher Harris (treble) Nicholas Clapton (alto), Timothy Byram-Wigfield (organ), Christ Church Cathedral Choir, conductor Francis Grier
Producer Martin Smith