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

1. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Balletto. Spiritoso, ma non presto
2. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Corrente. Allegro
3. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Sarabanda. Grave
4. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: IV. Giga. Presto
5. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: V. Minuet. Affettuoso
6. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Grave
7. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Corrente. Allegro
8. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Giga. Grave
9. 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