90 Sonatas In Three Volumes - Vol.II (SCARLATTI DOMENICO)

SKU: AP.6-486176

ISBN 9780486486178. English.

Volume III of this critically acclaimed three-part collection features introductory text and performance notes to 30 Scarlatti sonatas, from Sonata LXI to Sonata XC. The works appear in chronological order and with Kirkpatrick numbers. This Urtext edition preserves the sonatas' original presentation, save for the addition of accidentals and the inversion of treble and bass clefs, in accordance with modern practices.

SKU: UT.GCE-20

ISBN 9790215328259. 9 x 12 inches.

Given that appendices have since been included in other volumes, it now seems appropriate to compile an appendix for Volume 1A in the form of a separate publication, Volume 1C of the series. Even with a whole volume available, however, it is impossible to include all known arrangements. Such a publication would be of disproportionate size: it would require about 600 pages, due largely to the two complete or near-complete sets of concerto arrangements. The present volume thus includes only selections from these sets of concerto arrangements and also only a selection from Edward Finch’s complete set of arrangements in the form of transverse-flute sonatas. The smaller sets of arrangements—either as solo sonatas or as trio sonatas—are included in their entirety.
The available arrangements fall into three distinct categories: solo sonatas, trio sonatas, and concertos. There are fourteen arrangements by Edward Finch for transverse flute with figured bass; they are found in the so-called Armstrong-Finch manuscript and comprise a full set of twelve plus two duplicate versions. Four of these arrangements are included in the present volume. Three more arrangements for transverse flute or recorder with figured bass are found in anthologies of sonatas for these instruments published in the 1720s; they are all of them edited here. Geminiani’s Sonatas VII-XII were transformed into trio sonatas by Francesco Barsanti and published in this format in 1727. These arrangements are included here in complete form as well. A near-complete set of concerto arrangements—Sonata XI is missing—was composed by Charles Avison and a complete set by Gerhard Christoph Raupach, both sets composed probably in the 1730s. From each of these two sets, two examples were selected for inclusion in the present volume. They are supplemented by single concerto arrangements by William Hayes (after Sonata IV) and Johan Helmich Roman (after Sonata VI), composed at all probability in the 1730s as well. None of these concerto arrangements was published in the eighteenth century.

SKU: FZ.1279

ISBN 9790230612791. 24.00 x 33.00 cm inches.

This facsimile of an original by Etienne-Nicolas Mehul is part of our Dominantes collection. Three sonatas for harpsichord or fortepiano, Opus I - Edition : Paris, Jouve, s. d. (=1783). Three sonatas for harpsichord or fortepiano with violin accompaniment, Opus 2 - Editions : Paris, Le Duc, s. d. (=1788). Two volumes: piano part of opus I and II - preface and violin part of opus II. Preface by Joel Pontet: The keyboard sonatas of E. N. Mehul - a precocious talent - remarks on performance (choice of instrument and indications of nuances - articulations - ornaments). The preface sets out the essential points for performance of these youthful works. Editions originales of 1783 and 1788, preserved at the library national of Paris. Collection supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman, professor at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse of Paris and at the CEFEDEM Ile de France (Training Centre for Music Teachers). He is the author of the majority of our prefaces and has also been involved in library searches.
Facsimile of a copy in the National Library of Paris (France). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.