Scarlatti: Sixty Sonatas in One Volume for Piano: 1 & 2 (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics): Edited in Chronological Order from the Manuscript and Earliest Printed Sources: 2063

Many of the pieces are much easier to play than Bach's works although some are quite demanding when played a the correct tempo. The scores are clear and well presented.

Good selection of sonatas.

Ralph Kirkpatrick was fanatical about the work of Domenico Scarlatti. As well as this edition of selected sonatas he wrote the definitive biography of Scarlatti, advised Horowitz (amogst others) on authentic performance, and performed the sonatas often himself.This collection is worth having, if only for Kirkpatrick's long introduction, which is full of hints and insights that you will find nowhere else.The only reason I did not award 5 stars is because many, in fact most, of my favourites are not among the sixty that Kirkpatrick has selected ... but with 555 to choose from I suppose that is inevitable.But even that is not necessarily bad news ... it shows that within the 555 there is enough variety for almost any taste.And even if you already have a copy of Longo's original publication of all the known sonatas, you will still want Kirkpatrick's book for ideas on their correct interpretation.

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The book does not contain dynamic and expressive markings beyond those the composer added, which I appreciate very much. It is very legible and the book itself is of nice binding. Additionally, it contains facsimiles of some of the sonatas, which is nice if you like that kind of stuff. The introduction felt redundant to me, but that is of little importance.

Buona colezione di scarlatti, libero consigliato dal mio professore. L'ho comprato per mio studio di clavicembalo:) ottimo ottimo ottimo ottimo

Very good

Good print.