Artist: Andrea Coen Title: Giustini: 12 Sonate da Cimbalo di Piano e Forte Year Of Release: 2010 Label: Brilliant Classics Genre: Classical Quality: flac lossless (tracks) Total Time: 02:56:30 Total Size: 770 mb Tracklist 01. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Balletto. Spiritoso, ma non presto 02. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Corrente. Allegro 03. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Sarabanda. Grave 04. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: IV. Giga. Presto 05. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: V. Minuet. Affettuoso 06. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Grave 07. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Corrente. Allegro 08. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Giga. Grave 09. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Giga. Presto 10. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: V. Minuet 11. Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No 3: I. Siciliana. Affettuoso 12. Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No 3: II. Canzone 13. Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No 3: III. Andante, ma non presto 14. Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No 3: IV. Giga. Presto 15. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 4: I. Preludio. Largo 16. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 4: II Presto 17. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 4: III. Sarabanda. Largo 18. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 1 No. 4: IV. Giga. Allegro 19. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 5: I. Preludio. Adagio, e arpeggiato nell'acciaccature 20. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 5: II. Allegro 21. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 5: III. Affettuoso 22. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 5: IV. Corrente. Allegro 23. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 5: V. Tempo di Gavotta 24. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Preludio. Grave 25. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 6: II. Allegro assai 26. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 6: III. Dolce 27. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 6: IV. Giga. Allegro 28. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 7: I. Alemanda. Andante 29. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 7: II. Corrente. Presto assai 30. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 7: III. Siciliana. Affettuoso 31. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 7: IV. Gavotta. Presto 32. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 8: I. Sarabanda. Affettuoso 33. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 8: II. Allegro 34. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 8: III. Rondò. Affettuoso 35. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 8: IV. Giga. Prestissimo 36. Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: I. Sarabanda. Andante 37. Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: II. Alemanda. Allegro 38. Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: III. Rondò. Affettuoso 39. Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: IV. Gavotta. Allegro 40. Sonata in F Minor, Op. 1 No. 10: I. Alemanda. Affettuoso 41. Sonata in F Minor, Op. 1 No. 10: II. Canzone. Tempo di gavotta 42. Sonata in F Minor, Op. 1 No. 10: III. Alemanda. Grave, e affettuoso 43. Sonata in F Minor, Op. 1 No. 10: IV. Corrente. Allegro assai 44. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 11: I. Alemanda. Allegro, ma non presto 45. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 11: II. Dolce 46. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 11: III. Gavotta 47. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 11: IV. Rondò. Affettuoso 48. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 11: V. Giga. Allegro assai 49. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 12: I. Sarabanda. Largo 50. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 12: II. Canzone 51. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 12: III. Siciliana. Affettuoso 52. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 12: IV. Giga. Presto assai 53. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1 No. 12: V. Minuet. Allegro Lodovico Giustini da Pistoia’s (1685-1743) set of 12 sonatas published in Florence in 1732 was a remarkably important event in the history of music. It is the first set of works composed specifically for the fortepiano, an instrument in the early stages of its development, and therefore these works can claim to being the ancestors of the piano sonatas by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Without these works that tested the new instrument being developed by Bartolemeo Christofori, the history of the modern piano might have been very different indeed. These sonatas, whilst nodding in the direction of Domenico Scarlatti and Archangelo Corelli in places, look forward to the new and exciting world of the stile galante. This set Christoforo many challenges, as the sonatas, with their varied dynamics, tested the new instrument to its limits. One other interesting fact about this exploratory, indeed revolutionary music is that it was composed by a man who spent his entire life within the walls of The Congregation of the Holy Spirit of his hometown, Pistoia. He became a Jesuit at the age of 10, became the congregation organist in 1725, and then became a priest. However his reputation began to spread beyond the walls of Pistoia, and the publication in Florence of these sonatas is dedicated to the brother of King John V of Portugal, Antonio di Braganza, uncle of the the infanta Maria Barbara, the muse and pupil of Domenico Scarlatti