Hank Knox - Scarlatti: Essercizi per gravicembalo (2021)

Like so many musicians, Award-winning artist and early-music musician Hank Knox found himself with a lot of time on his hands during the pandemic. He spent the past 10 months completely immersed in Domenico Scarlatti’s only authorized publication, a collection of thirty sonatas first published in 1739 in London, England. Knox’s recording of the Essercizi Per Gravicembalo offers the listener a deep dive into Scarlatti’s richly inventive and imaginative musical world.Essercizi Per Gravicembalo, meaning “Exercises for Harpsichord,” is a virtuosic collection that has been in uninterrupted print since its publication 275 years ago. The collection was dedicated to King John V of Portugal, father of Scarlatti’s longtime pupil and patron, Queen Maria Barbara of Spain. Essercizi Per Gravicembalo was recorded by Hank Knox in April 2021 at Église St. Augustin, Mirabel, QC.

Tracklist
CD1
01. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1
02. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 2
03. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, Kk. 3
04. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 4
05. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 5
06. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 6
07. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, Kk. 7
08. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 8
09. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 9
10. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 10
11. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 11
12. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 12
13. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 13
14. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 14
15. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in E Minor, Kk. 15

CD2
01. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Kk. 16
02. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Kk. 17
03. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 18
04. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 19
05. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 20
06. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 21
07. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 22
08. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 23
09. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 24
10. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Kk. 25
11. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 26
12. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 27
13. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in E Major, Kk. 28
14. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 29
15. Essercizi per gravicembalo: Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 30