Scarlatti - Longo vs. Kirkpatrick

[Torp]

In a post from a long, long time ago, Bernhard had mentioned a few Scarlatti Sonatas.  Below is the description of one of them:

K 40 – A nice minuet only a page long (24 bars) – amongst the easiest of Scarlatti pieces (grade 3)

I bought the sheet music CD with all the Scarlatti and Haydn Sonatas, but the CD uses the Longo numbering for the sonatas.  I figured out which Longo # was supposed to correspond to K40 (according to the web site I found it's L375), but the Sonata itself doesn't fit the description above.  The L375 is a 3-page presto.

Anyone out there have the definitive reference between Kirkpatrick and Longo for the Scarlatti Sonatas?

Thanks,

Jef

[rafant]

K40 under Longo is L357, not L375.

Here you have a Scarlatti's Work Number Converter:

https://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ub2s-mrym/scarlatti/referenco.html.en.8859-1

It converts work numbers between Kirkpatrick's, Longo's and Pestelli's catalogs.

What I did was to print the Bernhard's list and then write the Longo's number aside the Kirkpatrick's one. And I do the opposite for the printed sheets from the CD's scores.

[pianonut]

that's great!  i will use this as a reference.

[pianonut]

just realized that my edition (editio musica budapest - EMB) has both!  many editions do not and have one or the other.

[Torp]

Thanks, the web site I used (after further review) obviously has a typo.  It has the Longo 375 listed for both the K20 and K40.

Here's the web site, btw:

https://www.classical.net/music/composer/works/scarlattid/lists/longo.html

Most of the numbers seem to be accurate, but obviously there are some errors.  I'll make sure and check against the web site you provided.

Thanks again,

Jef

[steinwayguy]

All I know is that K.491 has to be one of the greatest Scarlatti sonatas, including what HAS to be regarded as the greatest moment in Scarlatti- the absolutely out of the blue theme transposed up three half steps to F Major (from D Major). God, if I ever listen to that and don't scream again, I'll be damned.

[Torp]

All I know is that K.491 has to be one of the greatest Scarlatti sonatas, including what HAS to be regarded as the greatest moment in Scarlatti- the absolutely out of the blue theme transposed up three half steps to F Major (from D Major). God, if I ever listen to that and don't scream again, I'll be damned.

I'll definitely check it out, thanks.  I'm trying to start out on the "easier" ones.  I have made the mistake in the past of trying to tackle works beyond my technical abilities and have given up due to frustration.  I'm trying to have a more disciplined approach.  Amazing how I've become so pragmatic the closer I get to 40.  Ahhhhhh.........as they say, youth is wasted on the young.  But, alas, I have hijacked my own thread.

Thanks all for the help and thoughts.

Jef