Antonio Soler enjoyed high prestige at Spain's royal palace, the Escorial, where his contributions to keyboard technique, harmonic innovation and his Spanish musical identity served to bridge the stylistic gap between the late Baroque and early Classicism. Soler's innovations have often been overlooked but the intricate modulations and rhythmic vitality found in his sonatas offer compelling evidence of their importance. Sonatas Nos. 99-111 offer a wealth of entrancing features, which include sophisticated ornamentation, a synthesis of contrapuntal and Iberian folkloric traditions, and humorous cadences.
Tracks: 1.1 Sonata No. 99 in C major, Op. 8, No. 3~I. Andantino 1.2 Sonata No. 99 in C major, Op. 8, No. 3~II. Minuetto I-II 1.3 Sonata No. 99 in C major, Op. 8, No. 3~III. Rondo pastoril. Allegretto 1.4 Sonata No. 99 in C major, Op. 8, No. 3~IV. Allegro vivo 1.5 Sonata No. 100 in C minor 1.6 Sonata No. 101 in F major 1.7 Sonata No. 102 in D minor 1.8 Sonata No. 103 in C minor 1.9 Sonata No. 104 in D minor 1.10 Sonata No. 105 in E flat major 1.11 Sonata No. 106 in E minor 1.12 Sonata No. 107 in F major 1.13 Sonata No. 108 in C major "Del Gallo" 1.14 Sonata No. 109 in F major 1.15 Sonata No. 110 in D flat major 1.16 Sonata No. 111 in D major
