Galuppi: Sonata in E minor

The nine Galuppi sonatas chosen for this recording range in date from the 1750s to 1781 and offer a cross-section of his keyboard art and of the instruments suitable for performing the works. Since 1993, Luca Gugliemi has been engaged in intensive concert activities and is a regular member of many prestigious early music ensembles such as Ensemble La Fenice and the Ricercar Consort.

This new Timothy Roberts recording features works from what was, for centuries, Italy's leading centre of keyboard music : Venice. Thanks to Venice's flourishing publishing trade, Mr. Roberts was able to nourish both his passion for research and the pleasure of playing this magnificent, luscious and yet subtle repertoire. The recording includes works by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Merulo, Adriano Banchieri, Giovanni Picchi, Bernardo Storace, Benedetto Marcello and Baldassare Galuppi. It was recorded at the Glynde Parish Church, England Sussex, in October 2003 on two harpsichords by Malcolm Rose, 2003, after Alessandro Trasuntino 1531 (Royal College of Music Museum, London).