Scarlatti left behind 556 keyboard sonatas, and likely wrote/improvised many more that we have no record of. This massive collection of sonatas is a treasure for all keyboard players, and in them can be found suitable music for a diversity of interpretations, occasions, instrumentation, and techniques. For his upcoming birthday, I would like to share […]
In this post I am sharing my personal score of my 55 favorite Scarlatti sonatas. The title page was made by myself. All the scores come form IMSLP. The pedagogical notes I created by copy/pasting and organizing posts from an old contributor to the Piano Street forums, Bernhard. The biographies of Domenico Scarlatti, and of […]
The PDF I attached in this post is breaks down the 556 keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti by key and quality. Given the time period Scarlatti composed in, and the tuning systems he composed in, there is nothing too surprising, but it is interesting to take a look at some of the key signatures that […]
Sergei Rachmaninoff cannot by any means be said to be bound to the piano compositionally (as can be said of Chopin), however he is nonetheless considered by many to be one of the greatest composers for the instrument. In this post I want to provide a good list of resources for Rachmaninoff’s solo piano works, […]
Joseph Haydn wrote around 50 keyboard sonatas (authorship disputes make the true number uncertain). Within them is a large variety of music, spanning from simple divertimenti he wrote in the 1750s and 1760s, to Haydn’s great “London Sonatas” of the 1790s. The difficulty range of these sonatas is wide, with some being suitable for beginners, […]
Emanuel Bach wrote close to two hundred keyboard sonatas. Within them is quite a large variety of moods, temperaments, and difficulties, so there is something for just about everybody, professionals and amateurs alike. Most movements are quite short as well. All these facts make his oeuvre a perfect place to look for hidden gems. In […]
Telemann wrote a considerable amount of keyboard works, including chorales, fugues, fantasias, and short dance movements. Per the title, this post will focus on his fantasias. Telemann wrote three sets of 12 fantasias (TWV 33). They are all quite short-to-medium-length, simple pieces that don’t require any crazy technique, however they are all musically creative and […]
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