Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) received his first music lessons from his father and later became a pupil of the famous Antonio Lotti. His oeuvre first and foremost includes operas and oratorios but he also wrote chamber music works cantatas and works for piano. Although well-known in his days and highly acclaimed by his contemporaries such as Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart and Charles Burney for his compositional skills he rather has to be classed among the forgotten composers today. This new edition with 9 of his harpsichord sonatas published in Nuremberg and London during Galuppi's lifetime aims to put things right.
SKU: HH.HH510-FSP
ISBN 9790708185208.
The six Sonate a due violini e basso, published here for the first time, and known to us through a single non-autograph manuscript preserved in Sweden, are his only compositions in this last-mentioned genre. They stand out for their variety and elegance and constitute some of the best instrumental creations of this composer. In this edition – which comprises a score and separate parts – the numerous errors present in the manuscript are corrected, and a sample realization of the basso continuo is provided. Additionally, information is provided for the first time on the possible date of this collection via an analysis of musical concordances with dated compositions by the composer.
SKU: KU.OCT-10213_VCKB
SKU: KU.OCT-10213_VA
