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Track(s) taken from CDA68184

Sonata in G major 'Capriccio', Kk63

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Allegro

Angela Hewitt (piano)
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Recording details: January 2017
Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany
Produced by Ludger Böckenhoff
Engineered by Ludger Böckenhoff
Release date: October 2017
Total duration: 2 minutes 16 seconds

Cover artwork: A Lady in a Masquerade Habit. Henry Robert Morland (1730-1797)
Private Collection / Photo © Philip Mould Ltd, London / Bridgeman Images
 

Reviews

‘In short, this release attests to Hewitt’s deep affinity for Scarlatti, her exemplary musicianship and her gifts as a programme-builder’ (Gramophone)

‘Her gossamer touch makes Scarlatti's rapid passagework and figurations sound light as summer rain, while his fiddly embellishments sparkle and shimmer’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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‘Angela Hewitt has chosen 17 of Domenico Scarlatti’s super-abundant keyboard sonatas (he wrote more than 550) to create a second engaging recital following her 2015 volume. Again, she has cleverly organised her selection into satisfying subgroups linked by key and mood’ (The Observer)» More

‘The Iberian firecracker elements are naturally present and correct: the dazzling K24 in A major, with its whizzing scales and percussive repetitions, is full of Spanish verve. But she also finds melancholy and bittersweet notes … and she does a wonderful job creating concerto-ripieno effects in some of the grander sonatas. Her programme notes are illuminating too’ (Pianist)» More

The Sonata in G major, Kk63, was given the title ‘Capriccio’ by Scarlatti, and its companion, the Sonata in D minor, Kk64, is a ‘Gavota’. Perhaps they were meant to be part of a suite? The G major piece, as pointed out by the Australian scholar Graham Pont, is very Handelian, and in fact could have had its origins in an improvisation that Scarlatti did during his famous contest with his German contemporary (see the notes for my first Scarlatti album). It’s not hard to imagine a continuo group playing along with this piece. Some Handelian ornamentation is certainly very desirable in the repeats.

from notes by Angela Hewitt © 2017

Scarlatti a donné le titre «Capriccio» à la Sonate en sol majeur, Kk63, et son pendant, la Sonate en ré mineur, Kk64, est une «Gavota». Elles étaient peut-être destinées à faire partie d’une suite. Comme le souligne le spécialiste australien Graham Pont, la pièce en sol majeur est très haendelienne et, en fait, elle pourrait provenir d’une improvisation que fit Scarlatti au cours de son célèbre concours avec son contemporain allemand (voir les notes de mon premier album consacré à Scarlatti). Il n’est pas difficile d’imaginer un groupe continuo accompagnant cette pièce. Une certaine ornementation haendelienne est certainement souhaitable dans les reprises.

extrait des notes rédigées par Angela Hewitt © 2017
Français: Marie-Stella Pâris

Die Sonate G-Dur, Kk63, erhielt den Titel „Capriccio“ von Scarlatti und ihr Schwesterwerk, die Sonate d-Moll, Kk64, ist eine „Gavota“. Vielleicht sollten sie ursprünglich in eine Suite eingearbeitet werden? Der australische Forscher Graham Pont hat darauf hingewiesen, dass das G-Dur-Stück sehr Händel’sch gehalten ist und möglicherweise sogar seinen Ursprung in einer Improvisation Scarlattis hatte, die er bei dem berühmten Wettstreit mit seinem deutschen Zeitgenossen vortrug (s. Booklettext zu meinem ersten Scarlatti-Album). Man kann sich durchaus vorstellen, dass eine Continuo-Gruppe dieses Stück begleiten könnte. Gewisse Händel’sche Verzierungen sind in den Wiederholungen jedenfalls wünschenswert.

aus dem Begleittext von Angela Hewitt © 2017
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

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