Well, last month was sure fun with Scarlatti’s first 10 pieces. I particularly liked The Slow Aria in Dm (L423) and the lilting triplets in G (L79). In fact I inspired Rick Clyne to play Scarlatti at piano group yesterday. So we had 3 Scarlatti pieces played this week. Plus some jazz and blues.
I don’t know how it can be March already, but since it is, I am ready to start a new composer. This month it’s Heinrich Lichner (1829-1898). Although he was a contemporary of Chopin and Mendelssohn, he wrote more in the early classic style like Clementi. We never hear his 9 Sonatinas in concerts, but they are an important part of the Sonatina Literature. They help develop the classical technique needed for Mozart and Beethoven. We have recorded all 9 of them, but the following 5 are our favorites and they are listed in the order to be played. You can find the recordings of all of them under our Various Composers HERE.
Sonatina No. 4 in C (Op. 49, No. 1)
Sonatina No. 2 in F (Op. 4, No. 2)
Sonatina No. 5 in G (Op. 49, No. 2)
Sonatina No. 7 in C (Op. 66, No. 1)
Sonatina No. 9 in G (Op. 66, No. 3)
You can find a good edition of them at Sheet Music Plus for about $15.00 HERE
Til next time,