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Composers of the Week: the Scariattis

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Domenico Scarlatti is best known for his hundreds of spectacular keyboard sonatas, but before he left Italy he spent time in the service of the Polish queen Maria Casimira in Rome. There, he wrote operas, cantatas, and church music for the Basilica Giulia.
Domenico Scarlatti Iste Confessor
Libby Crabtree (soprano), the Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Alessandro Scarlatti Sonata in A minor Giovanni Antonini (recorder), II Giardino Armonico
Domenico Scarlatti Sonatas in C minor, Kkll5 and Kkll6
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
Domenico Scarlatti Stabat Mater
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, conductor Francis Grier Repeated next Tuesday 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Domenico Scarlatti
Soprano:
Libby Crabtree
Conductor:
Harry Christophers
Conductor:
Alessandro Scarlatti Sonata
Unknown:
Giovanni Antonini
Harpsichord:
Andreas Staier
Conductor:
Francis Grier
Source: Radio Times

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