The place of Domenico Scarlatti in the history of 18th-century music is certainly exceptional. This exquisite and imaginative group of works is included in the fourteenth volume of Scarlatti’s manuscript sonatas preserved in the Marciana Library in Venice. Although known as keyboard sonatas, research reveals that they were very likely to have been conceived for performance on the violin – multi-movement works, often showing the presence of figured bass accompaniment, rapid changes of register and numerous passages better suited to a violin than a keyboard instrument all support the theory. This is flashy and virtuosic writing for violin at its finest. Boris Begelman, a violinist specialising in historical performance, plays with his renowned group Arsenale Sonoro which specialises in the performance of the eighteenth-century repertoire.

Arsenale Sonoro:
- Alexandra Koreneva (harpsichord)
- Ludovico Minasi (cello)
- Cristina Vidoni (cello)