Scarlatti Sonata in G major K 259: Brouwer (6 of 12)

Cuban guitarist Leo Brouwer plays his transcriptions of 12 keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti in a magnificent (and long out-of-print) 1974 recording.

Sonata in G major K. 259/ L. 103 (1753)

To hear the whole set uninterrupted, go to
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=B23CB5D9DF095955

Brouwer's notes (from the original LP) can be found in the information box for videos 1-4 of this series.

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For this recording, Brouwer played a guitar built in 1973 by Daniel Friedrich (Paris).

Recording: D. Scarlatti. Douze sonates par Leo Brouwer. Erato: Florilège de la guitare 17 (1974) STU70786.

Score: 12 sonatas/Domenico Scarlatti; transcribed for guitar by Leo Brouwer. Gendai Guitar Co. 1983, repr. 2004.

Please don't ask for the score -- I don't have it. It can be found at Gendai Guitar (Japan) or at Guitar Solo Publications (San Francisco, CA); both are on the internet.

(Many thanks to Yuri at Universo Violonístico)

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[irishdancergrl123]

This is a gorgeous version! Learning this for the piano at the moment!