Ioanna Kazoglou is a Greek classical guitarist who studied in Weimar and has won prizes at international competitions. Her playing combines rhythmic precision with an unforced, vocal approach to melody — qualities that suit the harpsichord repertoire remarkably well. You can read more about her in our artist profile of Ioanna Kazoglou.
In this video she performs the Sonata in B minor, K. 27 by Domenico Scarlatti on a 2025 Fernando Mazza classical guitar.
About Sonata K. 27
The Sonata K. 27 belongs to the vast collection of over 550 single-movement keyboard sonatas that Scarlatti wrote, most of them for his royal pupil Maria Barbara of Portugal, later Queen of Spain. K. 27 in B minor is one of the sonatas guitarists have adopted most eagerly: its flowing sixteenth-note figuration, guitar-friendly key and dramatic harmonic turns transfer naturally from harpsichord to six strings.
That affinity is no accident. Scarlatti spent most of his creative life on the Iberian peninsula, and scholars have long heard the strumming, the modal turns and the sharp dissonances of Spanish folk guitar echoed in his keyboard writing. When a guitarist plays Scarlatti, part of the music is simply coming home. Our guide to Scarlatti on the classical guitar explores this relationship in depth.
About Domenico Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) was born in Naples in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. After early posts in Italy he moved to Lisbon and then to Madrid, where he served the Spanish court until his death. His sonatas — catalogued in the twentieth century by Ralph Kirkpatrick, whose 'K.' numbers are still used — compress astonishing invention into single binary-form movements: hand crossings, daring modulations, guitar-like repeated notes and the rhythms of Iberian dance.
The Guitar: Fernando Mazza, 2025
Fernando Mazza is a luthier whose instruments we are proud to represent — you can learn more in our profile of Fernando Mazza. The 2025 guitar heard here gives Kazoglou exactly what Scarlatti demands: quick articulation for the running passages and enough sustain to let the cantabile lines sing. Explore this and other instruments in our collection of classical guitars.
Watch the Performance
For more baroque repertoire on six strings, see our Scarlatti repertoire guide and our overview of famous classical guitar pieces.
