Scarlatti and Me
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I've mentioned before that I started going through the Scarlatti sonatas as daily sight reading exercise.
I started in early 2018. As of today, I'm done. All 562.
562 you ask?
I did the 545 catalogued by Longo, added the 10 more that Kilpatrick found (getting to 555), played the one discovered in the Morgan Library ('Cary 703'), and the 6 recently found in the Cathedral of Zaragosa by Yañez.
wrote on 16 Jul 2020, 00:08 last edited by@jon-nyc Know this guy? Carlo Grante I bought a couple of the volumes. Nice playing.
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wrote on 16 Jul 2020, 00:48 last edited by
@Klaus said in Scarlatti and Me:
What’s your favorite one?
I still like k87 and k54. But those were my favorite before all this.
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@jon-nyc Know this guy? Carlo Grante I bought a couple of the volumes. Nice playing.
wrote on 16 Jul 2020, 00:49 last edited by@SD-Tav said in Scarlatti and Me:
@jon-nyc Know this guy? Carlo Grante I bought a couple of the volumes. Nice playing.
Yes I do. I have his Godowsky-Chopin etudes. Though you have to listen to them before you’ve heard Hamelin play them.
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Nice, Jon.
Next step: memorization
Final: Jon performs
The Ringall Scarlatti sonatas from memory.wrote on 16 Jul 2020, 00:51 last edited by@Rainman said in Scarlatti and Me:
Nice, Jon.
Next step: memorization
Once at the end of a calendar year there was a thread at PW asking people what their musical plans were for the new year. I said “finish memorizing the Scarlatti sonatas”.
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@SD-Tav said in Scarlatti and Me:
@jon-nyc Know this guy? Carlo Grante I bought a couple of the volumes. Nice playing.
Yes I do. I have his Godowsky-Chopin etudes. Though you have to listen to them before you’ve heard Hamelin play them.
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wrote on 16 Jul 2020, 00:56 last edited by
I have the CD.
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@jon-nyc Suggestion for a new project: read through all of the Haydn Sonatas. Many little-known gems. Over 50 to survey!
wrote on 16 Jul 2020, 14:51 last edited by@SD-Tav said in Scarlatti and Me:
@jon-nyc Suggestion for a new project: read through all of the Haydn Sonatas. Many little-known gems. Over 50 to survey!
Yes! THey're good sight-reading material, indeed, if taken slowly.
So are the slow movements from the Mozart sonatas, but @jon-nyc won't go there, amirite?
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wrote on 17 Jul 2020, 02:06 last edited by
@jon-nyc That is awesome that you did that.
Did you notice improvement in your playing/site reading after this?
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wrote on 17 Jul 2020, 02:09 last edited by
Oh yeah. Sight reading is much better though I still have a long way to go.
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wrote on 17 Jul 2020, 02:14 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Scarlatti and Me:
Oh yeah. Sight reading is much better though I still have a long way to go.
Jon, it really is great you tackled all the Scarlatti.
But staying true to form, I'll continue to help:If you ever do perform them, I hope you explain who Kilpatrick was. I've never heard of him. Maybe just go by "Ralph K."(?)
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wrote on 21 Jul 2020, 00:21 last edited by
@jon-nyc I stumbled on this documentary. Worth watching
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wrote on 21 Jul 2020, 00:49 last edited by
Thanks I’ll check it out
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wrote on 21 Jul 2020, 01:36 last edited by
Oh, by the way, shouldn't it be "Scarlatti and I?"
(asking for Aqua)
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wrote on 21 Jul 2020, 01:52 last edited by
that pianist must be the most accomplished hipster ever.
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wrote on 21 Jul 2020, 09:32 last edited by
@George-K said in Scarlatti and Me:
Oh, by the way, shouldn't it be "Scarlatti and I?"
(asking for Aqua)
Depends on whether they are the subject or object which I left ambiguous
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@SD-Tav said in Scarlatti and Me:
@jon-nyc Suggestion for a new project: read through all of the Haydn Sonatas. Many little-known gems. Over 50 to survey!
Yes! THey're good sight-reading material, indeed, if taken slowly.
So are the slow movements from the Mozart sonatas, but @jon-nyc won't go there, amirite?
wrote on 21 Jul 2020, 10:57 last edited by@George-K said in Scarlatti and Me:
@SD-Tav said in Scarlatti and Me:
@jon-nyc Suggestion for a new project: read through all of the Haydn Sonatas. Many little-known gems. Over 50 to survey!
Yes! THey're good sight-reading material, indeed, if taken slowly.
Really? I'd say they are one league up in terms of difficulty compared to most Scarlatti sonatas.
I personally use Opus Clavicembalisticum for sight-reading practice.
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@George-K said in Scarlatti and Me:
Oh, by the way, shouldn't it be "Scarlatti and I?"
(asking for Aqua)
Depends on whether they are the subject or object which I left ambiguous
wrote on 21 Jul 2020, 18:24 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Scarlatti and Me:
@George-K said in Scarlatti and Me:
Oh, by the way, shouldn't it be "Scarlatti and I?"
(asking for Aqua)
Depends on whether they are the subject or object which I left ambiguous
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wrote on 23 Jul 2020, 23:21 last edited by
This day in history, July 23rd 1757, Scarlatti passed away in Madrid.