Scarlatti Sonata in b-minor k.27 - Lewis Warren Jr.

1685 was a blessed and fateful year for the world of classical music because three foundational composers of the Baroque era were graced to planet earth. First came George Frideric Handel, second came Johann Sebastian Bach, and third was Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti. Domenico was the son of the prominent composer and musician, Alessandro Scarlatti. But what was so impressive about Mr. Domenico Scarlatti? Oh nothing, just the fact that he composed five hundred and fifty-five keyboard sonatas. That’s right, 555! Each one mostly binary form ( two parts), and each one an audible jewel. I would describe his sonatas as elegant, clean, harmonically charming, and decorated with both Portuguese and Spanish flares due to him living in Portugal and Spain.
To my surprise, they are quite difficult to play not only because they are technically exposing due to the galant style of compositional writing, but they’re also filled with long scalar passages, repeated notes, jumps, trills, and even the crossing of hands.
K.27 in b-minor most often is performed on the more andante side. However, Scarlatti asked for allegro- a quicker tempo. When played in allegro, one can hear the influence of Spanish guitars plucking. With this sonata the piece consists of arm crossing to reach certain jumps and repeated notes. Although not quite polyphonic, the piece does evoke some sort of warmth and is more on the contemplative side under my interpretation.

[@floops16]

very precise and expressive, great performance!

[@lewiswarrenjr.5719]

@@floops16 Thank you so much!!! 🤩🙏🏾