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WPR Music new album of the week: ‘Keyboard Sonatas’

A bright recording of Domenico Scarlatti's pieces for harpischord

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Spanish pianist Javier Perianes recently released a collection of keyboard sonatas by the Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti.

There are over 550 of these gems, predominantly written while Scarlatti was working in Spain and Portugal.

He composed them primarily for student harpsichord lessons.

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For this recording, Perianes performs on a modern Steinway piano, bringing even more life and sparkle to these timeless works.

The album is out on the harmonia mundi label.

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