Scarlatti and dodecahedrons

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): Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Kk. 438 Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 435 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. What blew my mind away about the Scarlatti-Ross album covers is that they prominently feature the dodecahedron. That made…