Scarlatti Sonatas

[waldstein]

I have started falling in love with Scarlatti's sonatas. They are really wonderful.

I really want to play his sonata in E major - K 380. Does somebody tell where i could get free sheetmusic of the same.

Also any suggestion on some other sonatas of his, esp those with trills ( I am really bad at trilling and i heard that the Scarlatti's sonatas are good for improving the same).

Thanks

[etudes]

K027 (ABM or Koji recording) Awesome!

[stormx]

Hi !!

I do not know about the scores, but if you like Scarlatti, you should listen to a double CD by PLETNEV containing around 30 of his sonatas.

Amazing performance. 

[bernhard]

Have a look here:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2339.msg20064.html#msg20064

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[rafant]

There are about 550 Sonatas and though I have not heard all of them yet, my current favourites are: K27, K54, K87, K99, K208, K247, K296, K380, K466 and K491.

Bernhard  has contributed here with several posts conforming a wonderful guide, commenting his favourite works and giving theirs grades. You could use the search option or maybe Bernhard himself could give you the threads shortly.

Some basic links:

For a Converter of Work Numbers (Kirkpatrick, Lungo and Pestelli's Catalogs)
https://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ub2s-mrym/scarlatti/referenco.html.en.8859-1

For the whole catalog in Midi format:
https://www.midiworld.com/scarlatti.htm

For a CD containing all the scores of the Scarlatti (Lungo Ed.) and Haydn's Sonatas:
https://www.cdsheetmusic.com

With the purpose of issuing piano versions of the complete Sonatas, Naxos has delivered 7 CDs so far, each one available at $6.98.

I can't quote at this moment a sonata most suitable for practicing trills, namely full of them, though K99 and K208 may work. I read in the Gieseking-Leimer book the following advise: For trills learn well the Sarabande of the Bach's 6th French Suite. No further piece has shown as necessary for that purpose.

Tell us how you progress in learning K380, though I think it's not so easy piece. Better pay attention to the grades in the Bernhard's guides.

[sharon_f]

 I read in the Gieseking-Leimer book the following advise: For trills learn well the Sarabande of the Bach's 6th French Suite.

The Sarabande is a terrific exercise in trills. Because of the slow tempo the trills must be articulated very clearly. There are trill for both RH & LH and in different combinations 2-3, 3-4, 4-5.

[steinwayguy]

491

OMG.

[waldstein]

Thanks a lot

Bernhard's link was particularly useful.