Daniel Schatz Plays Sonata K.22 by Scarlatti

Daniel Schatz performs Sonata K.22 / L.360 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), originally for keyboard. This comes via his YouTube channel. Amazing performance, just look at that left hand move through the thick musical texture along with his solid rhythmic drive and motivic attention. This is the first time I’ve featured Israeli guitarist Daniel Schatz but I subscribed to his YouTube at some point and now I’m going back and watching all his vids. His very direct performance along with some added sweet spots highlights the possible textures modern players can handle despite the obvious difficulties of arranging keyboard music. Below is a performance on harpsichord by Canadian pianist and harpsichordist David Louie of the same sonata via his YouTube.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.