Scarlatti Re Visioni

Scarlatti Re: Visioni (2015)

for chamber orchestra

2 fl; 2 ob; 2 cl; 2 bsn
2 hn; 2 tpt
strings

Duration: c. 11 minutes

The three sections – Allegro, Andante and Vivace – are directly inspired by Domenico Scarlatti’s keyboard sonatas: two sequences from Sonata in B minor K 27; the opening 8-bar harmonic sequence from Sonata in E minor K 81; and an adaptation, influenced by Arabic rhythms, of Sonata in F minor K 555.

First performed by Welsh Sinfonia conducted by Mark Eager on 15 January 2016 at Christ College, Brecon

Robin Stowell (Leader), Matthew Everett, Jonathan Hayle, Lawrence Kempton, Elizabeth French, Elizabeth Roberts (1st violins); Tanwen Evans, Katy Rowe, Margaret Munro, Rebecca Bradley (2nd violins); Ross Cohen, Niamh Ferris, Tim Cronin (violas); Nick Gethin, Lucy Simmonds, Abigail Blackman (cellos); Imogen Fernando (double bass); Catherine Handley, Jane Groves (flutes); Gillian Taylor, Catherine Tanner-Williams (oboes); Darius Gray, Greg Hearle (clarinets); Robert Codd, Sian Morgan (bassoons); Craig MacDonald, Martin Davis (horns); Jason Lewis, Martin Rogers (trumpets)

Score

Orchestral parts

Orchestral parts available at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

and from Ty Cerdd – Music Centre Wales

Image

Performances

30.04.16	CARDIFF	RWCMD, Dora Stoutzker Concert Hall	Welsh Sinfonia, Mark Eager
05.02.16	BRADFORD ON AVON	Wiltshire Music Centre	Welsh Sinfonia, Mark Eager
15.01.16	BRECON	Christ College	Welsh Sinfonia, Mark Eager

Related content

Works index