Composer

Domenico Scarlatti

1685–1757

3,621 works in the index

Era: Baroque
Nationality: Kingdom of Spain
Born in: Naples

Scarlatti wrote 555 keyboard sonatas and very little else that survives. They were composed for harpsichord at the Spanish court, and they transfer to the piano well enough that most players meet them there.

Each is a single movement, most under five minutes, and the range of difficulty across the set is enormous — some are within reach of an early intermediate player, others demand hand-crossing and repeated notes at speed that defeat professionals. Selections graded by difficulty are the sensible purchase; the complete edition runs to eleven volumes.

They are catalogued by K. numbers from Ralph Kirkpatrick, and older editions use L. numbers from Longo instead. The same sonata therefore appears under two numbers, and concordance tables are printed in most modern editions.

Catalogue

Works page 50 of 76

Sonata K 237 in D major

Stille Nacht

Sonata K 172 in B flat major

Sonata K 179 in G minor

Sonata K 303 in C minor

Sonata K 258 in D major

Sonata K 255 in C major

Sonata K 252 in E flat major

Sonata K 253 in E flat major

Sonata K 110 in A minor

Sonata K 265 in A minor

Sonata K 263 in E minor

Sonata K 248 in B flat major

Sonata K 112 in B flat major

Sonata K 267 in B flat major

Sonata K 106 in F major

Sonata K 105 in G major

Sonata K 247 in C sharp minor

Sonata K 268 in A major

Sonata K 251 in C major

Sonata K 246 in C sharp minor

Sonata K 153 in G major

Sonata K 134 in E major

Sonata K 137 in D major

Sonata K 264 in E major

Sonata K 133 in C major

Sonata K 147 in E minor

Sonata K 122 in D major

Sonata K 123 in E flat major

Sonata K 275 in F major

Sonata K 113 in A major

Sonata K 180 in G major

Sonata K 260 in G major

Sonata K 149 in A minor

Sonata K 250 in C major

Sonata K 115 in C minor

Sonata K 145 in D major

Sonata K 143 in C major

Sonata K 259 in G major

Sonata K 138 in D minor

Sonata K 163 in E major

Sonata K 132 in C major

Sonata K 161 in D major

Sonata K 131 in B flat major

Sonata K 281 in D major

Sonata K 125 in G major

Sonata K 261 in B major

Sonata K 266 in B flat major