Soler - Sonatas for Harpsichord Volume 13 | Naxos 8570292

Soler - Sonatas for Harpsichord Volume 13

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8570292

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 2nd July 2007

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About

Owing mainly to the tireless efforts of the late Father Samuel Rubio and other editors in making his works available in print during the past forty years, Padre Antonio Soler is now justly regarded as the most important composer active in Spain during the second half of the eighteenth century.
 
Spanish folk-song and dance elements, as well as virtuoso effects, such as repeated notes in the left hand against wide leaps and hand crossings in the right, feature prominently in the 150 Sonatas. 
 
Soler’s slow movements, for example the opening movement of the splendid Sonata Sonata No. 60 heard on this disc, contain some of his most heartfelt and poignant music. 
 
This is the last disc in Gilbert Rowland’s Naxos cycle of the complete Soler Sonatas for Harpsichord.
 
“The harpsichordist Gilbert Rowland has now recorded both Scarlatti and Soler. He clearly has a command of their very particular Spanish idiom, which presupposes a formidable command of style, considerable virtuosity and a keen sense of humour.” Gramophone on Vol. 8

Reviews

The variety of Soler’s invention is remarkable. The outstanding Scottish keyboard player Gilbert Rowland has recorded this repertoire over a long period, beginning in the late 1990s and concluding in 2005, playing with great vitality and variety of characterization, bringing every sonata fully to life.
Penguin Guide 2009
Penguin Guide 4 stars Penguin Rosette Winner

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