Paradisi: Sonatas for Harpsichord

These twelve sparkling stile galante sonatas from 1754 by Pier Domenico Paradisi (or Paradies) come from a period when Italian instrumental style had been steadily losing ground when compared to what was being produced on the other side of the Alps. Enrico Baiano, who enjoyed a remarkable period of recording activity for the Symphonia label in the 1990s, shows again with this stunning 1995 Paradisi recital why he is regarded as one of the best harpsichordists of his generation.