Tenta La Fuga: Alice Duport-Percies/Dirk Börner/Petr Skalka - Scarlatti: Father & Son. Cantatas and Sonatas CD

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) and his son Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) were two formative Italian composers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Alessandro was one of the main representatives of the Neapolitan school, a great innovator of Baroque music and especially known for his vocal music such as operas, oratorios, cantatas, etc. His son Domenico became famous above all for his numerous compositions for keyboard instruments. But he was also active in the field of vocal composition. On this album, cantatas by both Scarlattis are effectively combined with sonatas by Domenico. These sonatas are quite rightly among the most original of their genre in the 18th century.