Lucas Debargue - Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, K. 32

Lucas Debargue, piano. Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) - Sonata in D Minor (Aria) K. 32 L 423. Painting by François Hubert Drouais - Portrait of a Woman, said to be Madame Charles Simon Favart (formerly Mademoiselle Duronceray), a singer, dancer and comedienne (Metropolitan Museum of Art), 1757. Best viewed full screen and in 1080p. Scarlatti wrote his 555 sonatas for his pupil and patroness, the Portuguese Princess (and later Spanish Queen), Maria Barbara. Both Scarlatti and the Queen were extraordinary harpsichordists and had great improvisational skills. _________________