Scarlatti
The Complete Sonatas, Volume I

Richard Lester, harpsichord

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Essercizi per Gravicembalo (1739)
Disc 1
1K1, D minorAllegro2.33
2K2, G majorPresto2.15
3K3, A minorPresto3.27
4K4, G minorAllegro3.47
5K5, D minorAllegro3.19
6K6, F majorAllegro3.09
7K7, A minorPresto5.37
8K8, G minorAllegro3.19
9K9, D minorAllegro3.39
10K10, D minorPresto2.55
11K11, C minorAllegro2.24
12K12, G minorPresto3.53
13K13, G majorPresto4.46
14K14, G majorPresto3.17
15K15, E minorPresto3.10
Disc 2
1K16, B flat majorPresto5.19
2K17, F majorPresto4.30
3K18, D minorPresto3.30
4K19, F minorAllegro4.39
5K20, E majorPresto3.32
6K21, D majorAllegro6.55
7K22, C minorAllegro3.40
8K23, D majorAllegro5.11
9K24, A majorPresto4.59
10K25, F sharp minorAllegro5.30
11K26, A majorPresto4.27
12K27, B minorAllegro4.24
13K28, E majorPresto3.42
14K29, D majorPresto5.37
15K30, G minorModerato4.13
Harpsichord by Michael Cole after José Joachim Antunes, (Lisbon, 1785). Original in the Finchcocks Collection, Kent, England. Harpsichord tuned to A 415 Werckmeister III
Recorded at Wistaria Lodge, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England, Spring 2004, by Raymond Fenton, Atkyns Sound
Venice I (1752)
Disc 3
1K148, A minorAndante5.49
2K149, A minorAllegro2.38
3K150, F majorAllegro3.40
4K151, F majorAndante - Allegro5.21
5K152, G majorAllegro2.42
6K153, G majorVivo1.55
7K154, B flat majorAllegro3.40
8K155, B flat majorAllegro3.31
9K156, C majorAllegro4.30
10K157, C majorAllegro3.31
11K158, C minorAndante6.24
12K159, C majorAllegro2.36
13K160, D majorAllegro6.40
14K161, D majorAllegro3.47
15K162, E majorAndante - Allegro6.24
16K163, E majorAllegro1.58
17K164, D majorAndante - Moderato7.27
Disc 4
1K165, C majorAndante5.06
2K166, C majorAllegro non molto5.38
3K167, F majorAllegro6.00
4K168, F majorVivo4.29
5K169, G majorAllegro con spirito4.44
6K170, C majorAndante - Moderato - Cantabile - Allegro6.59
7K171, G majorAllegro2.57
8K172, B flat majorAllegro6.58
9K173, B minorAllegro5.02
10K174, C minorAllegro5.07
11K175, A minorAllegro4.04
12K129, C minor Allegro4.58
13K176, D minorCantabile - Allegressimo7.28
Harpsichord by Stephen Wessel, 1976. Tuned in equal temperament A 415
Recorded in All Hallows Church, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, England. March 31st 2001, by Raymond Fenton, Atkyns Sound
Venice II (1752)
Disc 5
1K177, D majorAndante - Moderato4.52
2K178, D majorVivo2.48
3K179, G minorAllegro3.50
4K180, G majorAllegro vivo3.24
5K181, A major6.11
6K182, A majorAllegro3.22
7K183, F minorAllegro5.51
8K184, F minorAllegro5.31
9K185, F minorAndante4.52
10K186, F minorAllegro2.58
11K187, F minorAllegro5.07
12K49, C majorPresto6.57
13K139, C minorPresto6.28
14K99, C minorAllegro5.40
15K98, E minorAllegrissimo3.36
Disc 6
1K140, D majorAllegro non molto4.32
2K188, A minorAllegro5.57
3K189, B flat majorAllegro4.35
4K190, B flat major3.24
5K191, D minor3.54
6K192, E flat major5.39
7K193, E flat major5.26
8K194, F majorAndante8.52
9K195, F majorVivo4.41
10K196, G minorAllegro3.21
11K197, B minorAndante5.19
12K198, E minorAllegro2.45
13K199, C majorAndante - Moderato6.06
14K200, C majorAllegro4.15
15K201, G majorVivo4.36
Harpsichord by Stephen Wessel, 1976. Tuned in equal temperament A 415
Recorded in All Hallows Church, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, England. June 9th 2001, by Raymond Fenton, Atkyns Sound

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