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Composers of the Week: the Scarlattis

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When James II was ousted by William of Orange in 1688, he spent some of his exile with his Catholic sympathisers in Italy. His return and attempt to reclaim the British throne provides the background for just one of Alessandro Scarlatti 's several hundred cantatas.
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in F, Kk6
Ton Koopmann (harpsichord)
Alessandro Scarlatti Cantata: Gia
Lusingato Appieno
Christine Brandes (soprano), Arcadian Academy, director Nicholas McGegan
Domenico Scarlatti Sonatas: in D,
Kk414; in D, Kk415
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
Alessandro Scarlatti Dixit Dominus II
Nancy Argenta (soprano), Ashley Stafford (alto),
Stephen Varcoe (bass),
English Concert and Choir, director Trevor Pinnock
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, Kkl41
Sergio Assad , Odair Assad (guitars) Repeated next Friday 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Alessandro Scarlatti
Unknown:
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata
Harpsichord:
Alessandro Scarlatti
Soprano:
Christine Brandes
Director:
Nicholas McGegan
Director:
Domenico Scarlatti
Harpsichord:
Andreas Staier
Soprano:
Nancy Argenta
Soprano:
Ashley Stafford
Bass:
Stephen Varcoe
Director:
Trevor Pinnock
Director:
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata
Unknown:
Sergio Assad
Guitars:
Odair Assad
Source: Radio Times

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