Scarlatti/ Monteiro - Keyboard Sonatas 23Domenico Scarlatti's distinguished career included a royal post in Rome where he competed against Handel, the latter being declared the better organist and Scarlatti the better harpsichordist. Written for his pupil the Infanta Maria Brbara, Scarlatti's legacy of hundreds of single movement keyboard sonatas forms a valuable resource for performers today. This collection includes a wealth of Spanish dances with virtuoso leaps, unusual modulations,

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served Chicago's gospel community for a decade

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some of today's pianists have adopted the early pianoforte

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California in 2007

Elliott Carter

John Abraham Fisher was a significant figure in London during the second half of the 18th century

Originally broadcast on public television in the late '70s

Reinhold and Zedler conclude their entertaining tour through one and a half centuries with two works that may not be so well known but for this precise reason arouse all the most interest