Jory Vinikour

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Sonates Les sonatas for harpsichord by Domenico Scarlatti count among the most original pages of the keyboard repertoire of the 18th century. Composed for the court of Spain, they deploy a style of remarkable inventiveness, mixing virtuosity, harmonic boldness, and rhythms inspired by Iberian popular music. In a short and often bipartite form, Scarlatti explores the resources of the keyboard with freedom, in a language that is both brilliant, expressive, and profoundly singular.