As an expert in solers sonatas it is my doctoral thesis, i have to say to all the people who uses this edition thay it is full of mistakes, the same mistakes of the extant edition by samuel rubio which is from 195772, which he seemed have copied. A comparison of the keyboard sonatas of domenico scarlatti. Contemporary musicologists started to revive interest in solers sonatas in the xxth century, hence the full editing of these attracting interpreters worldwide to reveal them to the public. Pieterjan belder harpsichord if these performances are less thoughtful in approach than bob van asperens in the early 90s they benefit from a greater sense of spontaneity and more characterful instrumental sound. This study carries out a formal inquiry on solers influences, including a background of solers life and training, his connection with domenico scarlatti 16851757, and an overview of. Antonio soler harpsichord sonatas cembalosonaatteja.
Antonio soler antonio soler was born in olot in the spanish province of gerona on 3 december 1729, the son ofmateu soler and teresa ramos. Best known for his keyboard sonatas, the music of soler shows the influence of scarlatti without imitating it, including the sounds of spanish dances and italian influences. Antonio soler harpsichord sonatas cembalosonaatteja annamaaria oramo harpsichord cembalo padre antonio soler a devil dressed as a monk. Performance guide to three keyboard sonatas of antonio soler by hayk arsenyan an essay submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the doctor of musical arts degree in the graduate college of the university of iowa december 2009 essay supervisor.
He is best known for his keyboard sonatas, an important contribution to the harpsichord, fortepiano and organ repertoire. For this disc i have selected a few of the many and varied keyboard sonatas by antonio soler to produce a good hour s listening. Antonio francisco javier jose soler ramos, usually known as padre father, in the religious sense antonio soler, known in catalan as antoni soler i ramos baptized 3 december 1729 died 20 december 1783 was a spanish composer whose works span the late baroque and early classical music eras. Pdf typeset by editor stevebna 20091221 editor steve wiberg.
One disc crosses the divide with sonatas by both scarlatti and soler. The harpsichord music of antonio soler is to a great extent overshadowed by the keyboard works of his near contemporary domenico scarlatti, music master to queen maria barbara of spain. Together they form a sort of arch of different timbres and keys, beginning with a perky sonata in. Padre antonio soler must surely be one of the most original keyboard composers of the 18th century. Luisa morales, on soler and scarlatti in london trilogy productions no number, rec 2004, 64. Cookies allow us to personalize content and ads, to provide social mediarelated features and analyze our traffic. Padre antonio soler, sonatas, keyboard instruments, spanish, scarlatti 1. Soler antonio 1729 1783 fandango larpeggiata, christina pluhar duration. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music.
I wish to thank the authorities of the university of south africa for having undertaken this publication in spite of the obvious difficulties. Jul 28, 2019 antonio soler fandango pdf keyboard artist david schrader, a favorite of the chicago symphony orchestra, made his solo recording debut with this cd of harpsichord works. Naxos cd is in the middle of two ambitious cycles in recording the complete piano sonatas of domenico scarlatti and padre antonio soler. Antonio soler 1729 1783 the catalan composer antonio soler had his early musical education at montserrat. Soler sonatas boccherini fandango for 2 harpsichords. All 26 recordings 1 naxos 17 s scores 25 a arrangements and transcriptions 15 fandango, r.
Antonio soler fandango pdf keyboard artist david schrader, a favorite of the chicago symphony orchestra, made his solo recording debut with. Free scores by antonio soler in the werner icking music archive wima free scores by antonio soler in the international music score library project. Redescovering solers sonatas for keyboard instruments. World wide shipping for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music.
Performance guide to three keyboard sonatas of antonio soler. At first, i thought that filjak and naxos were going to duplicate rowlands cycle on the piano which might, perhaps, be too. Soler, antonio father the life and times of soler includes audio and sheet music of soler s keyboard works external links. Gilbert rowland antonio soler sonatas for harpsichord, vol. Both scarlatti and soler composed for the spanish court. As an expert in soler s sonatas it is my doctoral thesis, i have to say to all the people who uses this edition thay it is full of mistakes, the same mistakes of the extant edition by samuel rubio which is from 195772, which he seemed have copied. The harpsichord music of antonio soler chateau gris.
This is a typical large late english harpsichord complete with machine stop and. Going through padre antonio solers most relevant sonatas for keyboard instruments made it possible to identify and generalize a few spiritual tracks on which the thematic of solers sonata are centered. 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. Mar 17, 2010 looking for new editions of the sonatas of antonio soler, i have seen in imslp the 10volume edition by steve wiberg in due west editions. Period piece style instrumentation harpsichord soler. Pdf typeset by steve wiberg stevebna 20091221 editor. Although padre antonio soler composed numerous works for the church and other venues, he is best known for his keyboard sonatas.
Going through padre antonio solers most relevant sonatas for keyboard instruments made it possible to identify and generalize a few. Selected piano sonatas by padre antonio soler 17291783. Piano sheet music book by padre antonio soler 17291783. My appreciation is all the warmer because their generosity helps to foster the tender plant. But unlike him, soler did not travel much and spent his entire life within. Looking for new editions of the sonatas of antonio soler, i have seen in imslp the 10volume edition by steve wiberg in due west editions. Frederick marvin plays antonio soler 9 sonatas youtube.
Bulletin of the transilvania university of bra sov series viii. Prior to this, little was known about antonio solers life, and only a handful of sonatas were published. For this disc i have selected a few of the many and varied keyboard. Analysis and transcription for classical guitar duo.
This sonata is a radiantly joyful, merry and mischievous, lively and light musical celebration. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. Originally presented as the authors thesis master of musicdepartment of music, university of south africa, 1965. Padre antonio soler 17291783 was one of those remarkable historical figures whom we of the twentieth century might find almost unbelievable when regarding what we would call the output of his career.
Most of their keyboard sonatas are in binary form, with each of the two brief sections played twice. Like scarlatti, he grew up in a musical environment as his father was a musician in the military band of the numancia regiment. Logged what the world needs is more geniuses with humility. Problems with sonatas of antonio soler imslp forums. Due to the limited repertoire for the guitar from the baroque period, classical guitarists who wish to perform music from this era have to work. These highly varied works occupy a central position in solers total output and represent a unique contribution to the repertoire for harpsichord, organ, and fortepiano. The following 1 pages are in this category, out of 1 total. Gilbert rowland antonio soler sonatas for harpsichord. Unfortunately we do not have a summary for this item at the moment. Originally presented as the authors thesis master of musicdepartment of music, university of south africa, 1965chapter i. Antonio soler free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3. Most of the research pertaining to antonio soler began around the mid1950s when the pianistscholar frederick marvin discovered solers music and popularized it. The publication in spain of these 20 sonatas of antonio soler 17291783 is the last stage of a long way that has allowed to edit not only the.
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