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Composers of the Week: Alessandroand Domenico Scarlatti

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Today Donald Macleod looks at the enormous contribution that
Alessandro Scarlatti made to the birth of opera in Rome and how his son reacted to his father's burgeoning reputation.
D Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, Kkl41 Scott Ross (piano)
A Scarlatti Su le Sponde del Tebro The King's Consort, conductor Robert King
Gli Equivoci nel Sembiante (excerpt) John Mark Ainsley (tenor), London Baroque, director Charles Medlam
D Scarlatti Stabat Mater
English Baroque Soloists, conductor John Eliot Gardiner

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Alessandro Scarlatti
Piano:
Scott Ross
Conductor:
Robert King
Conductor:
Gli Equivoci
Tenor:
John Mark Ainsley
Director:
Charles Medlam
Conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner
Source: Radio Times

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