The sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti : context, text, interpretation

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Domenico Scarlatti's life can be clearly divided into two phases: until 1729, he served important ecclesiastical institutions and influential aristocrats, engaging in grand productions of both sacred and secular music. His activity as a harpsichordist (and also as a singer, for which he was highly appreciated) occupied what little time remained. [Publisher's text]

Original title: Le sonate di Domenico Scarlatti.

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757).

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