Ed. Critica E. Fadini - M. Moiraghi-This critical edition of all the sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti is justified by the necessity of offering performers and scholars a text which is philologically faithful to the author’s intentions (in so far as this can be reconstructed through acomparative study of the surviving printed and manuscript sources) and which is presented as authentically as possible free from editorial interference or suggestions for performance or interpretation.

Divertimenti 4-8 (E-Dur Wv 32, C-Dur Wv 64, B-Dur Wv 80). Par WAGENSEIL GEORG CHRISTOPH. Die 1753 erschienene Sammlung ist der Erzherzogin Maria Anna von Österreich (1738 1789) gewidmet. Das pädagogische Moment steht im Vordergrund. Die Divertimenti führen in ihrer formalen und thematischen Anlage geradewegs zu den Sonaten Haydns und Mozart ... / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Clavecin

Canaanite Fantasy No. 3. Par LEEF YINAM. Similiar to its two sister-works, ELEGY looks back to the past and to ancient musical colors and ideals, combining musical ornamentations of nature within contemporary Western modes of expression. The composer accounts that 'the most interesting and attractive challenge for me was to try to relate to the special characteristics of the harpsichord - its rather confined range of dynamics on the one hand, and the great richness of the single tone on the other - and to attempt to formulate a contemporary view towards the historical and stylistic connotations of this instrument. The work combines some typical music structures, such as repetitions and sequential patterns, within ageneral improvisatory feeling, and leads, as the climax resolves, to a short quation from J.S. Bach's 'The Art of Fugue', which gradually disintegrates into the central motif of the work. The title ELEGY invokes a looking backwards, with a sense of longing and maybe even sadness, to a world of sounds that has perhaps lost its glitter, to a past era, but not without a certain hope for its renewal.'/ Répertoire / Clavecin

Par COUPERIN FRANCOIS / GILBERT. The second volume of Couperin 's Pieces for Harpsichord does not contain a date of publication, however, it is thought to have been composed during 1716-1717, due to the address which the composer gave on his other Harpsichord compositions. Yet, the compilation remains a favourite. François Couperin (1668-1733) is often nicknamed 'Couperin the Great' to distinguish him from other members of the musical family. Many of the composer's works have picturesque titles. Examples of this in his second volume of Pieces for Harpsichord include, Le Moucheron (The Gnat), L'Adolescente (The Teenager) and La Fringante(The Elegant). Couperin 's moods are expressed through choices of keys, adventurous harmonies and discords. With a significant amount of variation and inspiration, Pieces for Harpsichord are essential to the repertoire of aspiring players of the instrument./ Répertoire / Clavecin

Par PLATTI GIOVANNI BENEDETTO. Editeur(s) d'origine: Hoffmann-Erbrecht, L./ Répertoire / Clavecin