Bob Kasenchak wrote:
>Me again. Having a heck of a time with Galuppi Sonatas. Various sources
>claim he wrote 50, 90 or over 100 harpsichord sonatas, there appears to
>be no numbering system, opus numbers, or thematic catalog that I can find.
>Does anyone know anything at all about Galuppi? There are a few recordings
>but I have none on hand. Are they numbered? Is there a thematic index?
>Even a web search turned up precious little information.
I don't know anything about the sonatas although I have heard a number
of them (including one on piano by Michelangeli!). Furthermore a string
quartet and two very beautiful pieces of vocal work on a CD by Veronique
Gens, Gerard Lesne & Il Seminario Musicale which is highly recommended.
Philip