Scarlatti for Arpeggio Practice?

[bardolph]

I want to start learning Scarlatti, I think might be able to handle the easiest sonatas now. Could anyone suggest three or four of the easiest Scarlatti pieces, particularly anything that's rich in arpeggios? I say, Thanks, in advance!

[solitudewithin]

Hi,
well i dont know about Scarlatti, though i play a few sonatas (out of 555 in total  ) but be sure to check out Czerny 40. There you should find a lot of pieces dealing with arpeggios... but they lack the musicallity. 

[dorfmouse]

I want to start learning Scarlatti, I think might be able to handle the easiest sonatas now. Could anyone suggest three or four of the easiest Scarlatti pieces, particularly anything that's rich in arpeggios? I say, Thanks, in advance!

Read

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

[bernhard]

One of the easiest (around grade 3-4) is K382.

If you feel you would like something more challenging, try the (spectacularly sounding – but not as difficult as it appears – around grade 6) K201.

There are of course many more, but these two should keep you busy for a while.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[i_m_robot]

are there any sonatas with actual fingering

and when the diamonds and circles switch staves is that a crossing of hands or a changing of voice

[lani]

Yes, K201 is wonderful; my daughter's favorite.  There is a fantastic recording by Horowitz of it on his "Horowitz Plays Scarlatti" cd. He plays it at lightening speed!

[i_m_robot]

are there any sonatas with actual fingering

and when the diamonds and circles switch staves is that a crossing of hands or a changing of voice

sadness

[bernhard]

are there any sonatas with actual fingering

and when the diamonds and circles switch staves is that a crossing of hands or a changing of voice

The original manuscripts provide no fingering at all.

In some of the sonatas the hand crossing is indicated, but that does not mean that you are not to use hand crossings if not indicated.

The Longo edition has fingerings, but mostly they are not really appropriate to the style.

Some editions have excellent fingerings, but they only have a limited number of sonatas. For a discussion of these editions have a look here:

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,10649.0.html
(Discussion on some of Scarlatti editions)

I assume you are talking about the Sankey edition that has the first 127 sonatas available for free on the net. If so, diamond shaped heads are to be played with the left hand and round headed notes are to be played with the right hand. However keep in mind, that this is Sankey’s (informed) opinion. We do not really know if that is how Scarlatti played them.

Read Sankey’s notes on his edition here:

https://www.sankey.ws/
(Sankey’s site)

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[bernhard]

sadness

An emotional robot. 

What next?

[i_m_robot]

An emotional robot. 

What next?

self has only seen versions with diamonds and circles (even a library)

didnt know they werent originally like that

much thanks to you

[bernhard]

You are welcome.