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Bertrand Cuiller

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Its Not Just Keyboard Works!Exploring the True Value of Domenico ScarlattiThe Masterpiece Stabat Mater, Conducted by Bertrand CuyetDomenico Scarlatti is best known for his more than 500 witty sonatas for keyboard, but he also left a significant mark on the development of opera and secular cantatas (though many of these works have been lost). On this album, Cuyet has selected and recorded works that highlight Domenicos contributions to church music.This 10-part *Stabat Mater* is not only one of the few surviving works of its kind but also a masterpiece that demonstrates Domenicos superb sense of harmony and counterpoint. Although composed of 10 voices and a basso continuo, the work showcases Domenicos unparalleled skill in harmony and counterpoint. In Inflammatus et accensus, there is a stern yet intense exchange between the soprano and alto voices, which seems to symbolically express the ag