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Benjamin Alunni, Domenico Scarlatti, John Dowland
Scarlatti: Duende / Pandora's Box
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 206 (L. 257)
2. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 443 (L. 418)
3. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 462 (L. 438)
4. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 256 (L. 228)
5. Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 6 (L. 479)
6. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 481 (L. 187)
7. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 423 (L. 102)
8. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 513 (L. S3)
9. Sonata for keyboard in C major, K. 502 (L. 3)
10. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 87 (L. 33)
11. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 193 (L. 142)
12. Sonata for keyboard in G minor, K. 8 (L. 488) ('Bucolic')
13. Sonata for keyboard in E flat major, K. 253 (L. 320)
14. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 490 (L. 206)
15. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 517 (L. 266)
16. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 492 (L. 14)
17. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 32 (L. 423)
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. Work(s): Paduan
2. Heigh Ho Holiday
3. Anchor che co'l partire (after a madrigal by Cipriano de Rore)
4. Doulce mémoire, for cornet & continuo (after Sandrin)
5. Sonata for keyboard in D major, K. 443 (L. 418)
6. Sonata for keyboard in F minor, K. 462 (L. 438)
7. In nomine for 6 viols in G minor, Z. 746
8. In nomine for 7 viols in G minor (Dorian), Z. 747
9. La Pantomime, for harpsichord, violin & viol (Pièces de clavecin en concerts)
10. L'Enharmonique, for harpsichord in G minor (Nouvelle suites)
11. Concert in G minor for 2 equal bass viols No. 48 ('Le raporté'): Chaconne raportée
12. Prélude, for viola da gamba & continuo in C minor (Pièces de viole, Book III, No. 123)
13. Les Triomphe des Arts, opera-ballet: Act 5. Scene 1. Fatal amour, cruel vainqueur
14. Les Triomphe des Arts, opera-ballet: Act 4. Scene 1. Qu'un c?ur est prénenu quand sa flamme est extrême
15. Trio Sonata for organ No. 5 in C major, BWV 529 (BC J5): Largo
16. English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 (BC L14): Sarabande
17. Overture, suite for recorder (or flute), strings & continuo in A minor, TWV 55:a2: Réjoissance
18. Concerto for recorder, viola da gamba, strings & continuo in A minor, TWV 52:a1: Allegro
19. Premier Livre de clavecin, Troisième Suite, Op. 12/3: Les Etoiles
20. La Marche des Scythes, for harpsichord in C minor (Book 1)

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All Artists: Benjamin Alunni, Domenico Scarlatti, John Dowland, Antony Holborne, Giovanni Battista Spadi, Doron David Sherwin, Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jean de Sainte-Colombe, Marin Marais, Michel de LaBarre, Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Michel Corrette, Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer, Capriccio Stravagante, Skip Sempe, Olivier Fortin, Judith van Wanroij
Title: Scarlatti: Duende / Pandora's Box
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Paradizo
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 1/8/2008
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Short Forms, Sonatas, Suites, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 5425019979010

Synopsis

Album Description

"Here, in 17 sonatas, Sempé lays bare Scarlatti's Spanish soul with a visceral immediacy that should silence any scholarly sniper fire. Technically, it's a tour de force, the F major Sonata k6 or the D minor K517 dispatched with nothing other than jazz-dropping razzmatazz ... If you buy just one Scarlatti disc this anniversary year, make it this one." -- BBC Music magazine Paradizo is the new record label of Skip Sempé, one of the most brilliant harpsichordists of our time, and founder/director of Capriccio Stravagante. The first release, Duende, is a disc of harpsichord sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. The recording presents both solo sonatas and arrangements of sonatas for two harpsichords. A breathtaking disc of high-risk virtuosity. Includes a free 74-minute CD catalog featuring excerpts from other Paradizo releases.

CD Reviews

Excellent Scarlatti recital on an exciting new label

Arthur Leonard | New York, NY USA | 01/19/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Skip Sempe has collaborated with some like-minded folks to start a new early-music label, centered on himself, his various ensembles, and talented young soloists. There are already ten releases in the can, evidently, because the Scarlatti recital comes with a sampler disc from ten releases. However, so far, only the Scarlatti is available in the U.S. The Telemann disc (enticing excerpts on the sampler disc) will be released in the US in February.

Best to wait for US releases, since purchase from the Paradizo website requires an outlay of 20 euros per disc, but the US release prices are typical for a full-price line. I saw the Scarlatti in a retail store this week, after receiving my mail order copy.

The Scarlatti recital is excellent. Sempe presents 17 sonatas, involving a second harpsichordist and instrument to add weight and volume at appropriate moments - a neat solution to some of the limitations of variety in harpsichord sound. There is a nice contrast of styles in the Sonatas, and Sempe plays with real dramatic flair and insight."