« previous post | next post » On May 9, M. Paul Shore sent this note to me: A belated thank-you for the April 22nd Galuppi (1706-1785) link*.  I’d never heard of him.  That whole Baroque-to-Classical transition phase is a fascinating and enjoyable but underappreciated one.  The composers from that phase who get the most attention (and deservedly so) are two of J.S. Bach’s sons, J.C. and C.P.E. *" A bridge between Baroque & Classical " Here, for your entertainment, are YouTube links (legally posted, by the recording company itself) to the great harpsichordist Scott Ross’s recordings of two of my favorite Scarlatti sonatas (I’ve listened, bit by bit, to all 555 of them): To my mind, it’s always a sunny day in Scarlatti-land:  even the moments of particular seriousness or slight gloom are just the result of swiftly passing clouds.…