José António Carlos de Seixas (Coimbra, 11 June 1704 - Lisbon, 25 August 17… Read Full Bio ↴José António Carlos de Seixas (Coimbra, 11 June 1704 - Lisbon, 25 August 1742) was a Portuguese composer, the son of the cathedral organist, Francisco Vaz and Marcelina Nunes.
When he was fourteen, he succeeded his father as organist in 1718 and two years later moved to Lisbon, where he gave harpsichord lessons and met Domenico Scarlatti, who lived in Portugal, from 1721 to 1728. It is claimed that when the king's son, Dom António, arranged for Scarlatti to give Seixas harpsichord lessons, Scarlatti replied that it was Seixas who should give him lessons. Seixas later became organist in the court chapel and Lisbon cathedral as well as court composer. He was knighted in 1738 by John V of Portugal.
Much of his work was destroyed in the earthquake which devastated Lisbon in 1755. Only three orchestral pieces and around 100 keyboard sonatas survive, plus a handful of choral works for liturgical use (much more conservative than what one would expect from his instrumental music).
Macario Santiago Kastner published collections of the sonatas in Portugaliae Musica.
When he was fourteen, he succeeded his father as organist in 1718 and two years later moved to Lisbon, where he gave harpsichord lessons and met Domenico Scarlatti, who lived in Portugal, from 1721 to 1728. It is claimed that when the king's son, Dom António, arranged for Scarlatti to give Seixas harpsichord lessons, Scarlatti replied that it was Seixas who should give him lessons. Seixas later became organist in the court chapel and Lisbon cathedral as well as court composer. He was knighted in 1738 by John V of Portugal.
Much of his work was destroyed in the earthquake which devastated Lisbon in 1755. Only three orchestral pieces and around 100 keyboard sonatas survive, plus a handful of choral works for liturgical use (much more conservative than what one would expect from his instrumental music).
Macario Santiago Kastner published collections of the sonatas in Portugaliae Musica.
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Sonata in D minor K. 25: Minuet
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Christian Wouters
Very interesting piece because of its rhapsodic form. Much less predictable than Scarlatti's sonatas.
MrPSaun
That V7 - bVI in the beginning was really unexpected, especially with the parallel fifths in the left hand. I dig it though.
Nicolás del Piano
Es justo lo que andaba buscando y lo encontré por casualidad. Sincronicidad.
Samuel Stephen Buse
I find this particular Sonata to be more idiomatic to the fortepiano. Very nice performance here nonetheless.
Alexander Bayramov
Juicy piece
Iggy Boo
Nice . Simply nice. Perhaps, the experiments with tempo may be valid.
Alexander Bayramov
De - spa - ...oh well
Gretchen Thunberg
Its played a bit too slow. If you change the youtube playing speed to 1.25 it sounds much better and becomes more a unity and much more consistent.
Rupert Tmls
Disfruto mucho a Scarlatti, Rameau, Bach, etc. pero a Seixas nada mas no lo entiendo, sus melodías me “confunden” 😣
Paulo Cardoso
Because he is not predictable. We never know what’s follow. That’s its beauty.