Scarlatti: Sonata K380 Archguitar Duo

Archguitar Duo (Mané Lareggla and Peter Blanchette) perform
Sonata K.380 for harpsichord by Domenico Scarlatti, (Naples, 1685 - Madrid, 1757).
Arranged by Peter Blanchette
Recorded live, with video, by Warren Amerman at Rotary Records, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. September, 2019
Instruments:
Blanchette, Archguitar, 1982 and Lareggla, 2010, by Walter Stanul, Malden, Massachusetts, USA.
More on the archguitar and Archguitar Duo at www.archguitar.com
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[@smalin]

Every time I finish listening to this, I want to hear it again. Few recordings have ever moved me as much. When my wife first heard it, she had tears of joy in her eyes. I wish Scarlatti could have heard this.

[@mm164977]

Übrigens, dank Dir habe ich das heute kennengelernt. Ich spiele auch dieses Stück - und diese Bearbeitung ist fabelhaft. Scarlatti wäre ja sehr beeindruckt, bin sicher : )

[@cordeliav3055]

Astoundingly beautiful arrangement and performance. Thank you so much for posting.

[@davidschestenger3366]

Can’t believe the quality of sound you get FABULOUS Is very beautiful everything you are doing thank KZbin I got to know you Is very inspiring your work Thank you for sharing beauty

[@mm164977]

Das ist ja ausgezeichnet. Super : )

[@portadela]

Perhaps the most captivating rendering of this legendary Scarlatti sonata.

[@giuseppemolino6555]

Wow! One of the best interpretation of this wonderful Sonata. Thanks

[@rodericksibelius8472]

I learned to play this piece when I was 19 YEARS old as a SELF-TAUGHT Classical Guitar learning from the methods of Andres Segovia and Parkening. I was also listening to a GUITAR DUO of this PIECE played on a VINYL 33RPM LP by ALEXANDRE LAGOYA and IDA PRESTI, under the guidance of a High School Mathematics Teacher who was a FANATIC of Classical Guitar playing.

[@shantalynn]

Thank you SO much for taking this beautiful piece at the leisurely pace it deserves and giving it its due depth of feeling in this arrangement! It's one of my favorites, yet I always feel disappointed when people skip lightly and briskly through it on the melody, as if it were a set of hurdles in a race, trilling excessively as if the resonant and stately masculinity of the piece was not heard by the player. This is the right pace and depth for the piece, to me. Bravo.

[@joefagan9335]

Bravo - fantastic 👏👏

[@gonzalojalomacruz4476]

Sounds mind blowing! Beautiful duo arrangement!

[@Douradaniel]

Outsanding ! Bravo Maetro Peter, amigo del BSO, los mejores años de mi vida ahi ! Blessings.

[@MrJamie1957]

Great performance by the Arch Duo. Wonderful arrangement Peter.

[@Reuthacke]

One of my absolute favorite recordings, out of thousands. This music deserves to be better known.

[@MrPinsley]

Beautiful... I've loved this sonata for many years and hearing it in this transcription makes it new for me :)

[@linxiao3744]

Unparalleled and beautiful sound

[@seandwyer1823]

Utterly gorgeous......I know nothing of these instruments, but, their combined sounds are enchanting, and playing one of my favourite Scarlatti pieces in this lovely arrangement is the icing on the cake!

[@archguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ronkatz507]

Beautiful arrangement for this wonderful piece which indeed has a duo nature (two voices)

[@jsmonges]

Every time I come back to listen to this - all I can say is _thank you_ Peter and Mane!!

[@oboedj]

Wonderful! What an introduction to the archguitar. Subscribing. :-)

[@lucapurchiaroni6487]

Beautiful transcription! The structure is so clear and so crystal sound and warm the instruments that I almost prefer it to the original!

[@seankellymurray]

Peter, sounds awesome, always get a thrill when I hear you on WDEV up in VT on Sundays, they changed owners and do not play classics every Sunday like they used to, Cheers, Sean

[@cyanomodgen7]

"The opening of K. 380 reminds me of birdsong. It progresses into a very smart and regal march, albeit in 3/4 time. The ending features a blend of these two moods with the right hand playing its elegant single-note melody in the higher register and the single bass note providing a stately sense of gravity." This version is beautifully transcribed for two voices. From an interesting piece by Anitra Pavlico published in 3Quarks Daily. The review explores why Scarlatti is so hard to classify by period and musical style, lying somewhere between Baroque and Classical conventions. Especially interesting is the section exploring the influence of Spanish guitar, especially the bulerias dance, on his compositions...

[@williaml872]

This might be the most beautiful piece ever to be played on guitar of any kind

[@theatremusician]

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[@LordRBrooks]

Absolutely stunningly gorgeous!!!

[@marcellominasi41]

Abslolutely brilliant, thank you SO MUCH!

[@LoRealResiste]

Beautiful!

[@AlexzVaryag]

Beautiful arrangement, I love it. Thanks for sharing and congrats for making such a great duo.

[@LoRealResiste]

👏👏👏

[@carolhatfield2900]

Love it! Great arrangement and wonderful duo!

[@robertfantazo4751]

Beautiful.

[@pilvet]

...heavenly

[@mauriziogiaimo4249]

Scarlatti it is really cool and modern

[@manjitsokhi]

Fabulously played.

[@OumiKapilaMusic]

Bravo!

[@robertfantazo4751]

I was hoping it would never end.

[@marcosPRATA918]

Simplesmente amei essas Archguitar!!!

[@PierluigiEmmulo_OpenMind]

Magnificent reinterpretation! You have instilled a new breath of life to brilliant K380.

[@archguitar]

Thank you so much. More Scarlatti to come!!!

[@baronderochemont8556]

@@archguitar Can't wait!

[@kirkhall9116]

The first time I heard this sonata was on a baby einstein video I used to watch with my daughter. It was just a snippet performed on what sounded like a clarinet and went with a frog puppet emerging from a tube and doing a dance.

[@mopopskull9259]

Beautiful 😍 I love it guys!

[@ralfhack3183]

Klasse

[@laorientalm2554]

Gives this beautiful piece a very different feeo. Love it!

[@geetarzanmt]

Very nice, you two

[@atilalopescoelho]

🇧🇷 perfeito

[@marcosrodrix6138]

Muito Profundo senhores, Parabéns!!!

[@pak47man]

Stunningly beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@ikon858]

Very nice! I really like! What kind of strings do you use on these guitars?

[@Lngbrdninjamasta]

🔥

[@pregart001]

I can't stop listening to that music drug. Am I edicted?

[@user-zd9xd4nv5b]

故き匠の香りと佇まい。🙏

[@marcoiadeluca6224]

Troppo veloce

[@carlosmacmartin4205]

Bravo!