A lively Baroque keyboard sonata characterized by Spanish folk influences and technical brilliance, composed for harpsichord. Its nickname allegedly stems from a cat walking on Scarlatti's keyboard, inspiring the main theme.
Composed during his service at the Iberian courts, Scarlatti's Sonata K.9 exemplifies his revolutionary keyboard style with crossed-hand techniques, rapid repetitions, and Spanish folk influences. These 555 single-movement sonatas profoundly influenced the development of keyboard literature, bridging Baroque and Classical eras with their virtuosic demands and binary form innovations.
