Published in London in 1739, Domenico Scarlatti’s Exercises for Harpsichord had an enormous impact on English composers, using it as a model for their own compositions. Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani brings us a selection of Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas, as well as works by Scarlatti’s English contemporaries Thomas Arne and Thomas Roseingrave.
Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert October 12, 2022 in the Fundació Joan March in Madrid, as part of the concert series In the Footsteps of Scarlatti. Thanks to WFMT’s association with the European Broadcasting Union, we’re able to bring you tonight’s program as a stream for thirty days following our broadcast. A blue “Listen” button will appear while the stream is accessible.
