A musician and teacher, Francesco Durante was so known at his time that his name was given to a compositional school (that of the "durantisti"). He composed mostly vocal music, especially sacred; his keyboard works make up a limited part of his production where virtuosity is extremely common; elements like very rapid scales, arpeggios or the crossing of the hands are also widely found in other contemporaries from Naples, but his writing preserves characteristic features which are absolutely personal. On this release, Maria Luisa Baldassari performs these virtuosic works with emotion and aplomb.

Tracklist:

Toccata In F Major
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 8, Toccata In F Major
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 1, Toccata In C Major
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 9, Fugue In G Major
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 2, Toccata In D Minor
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 3, Fugue In B-Flat Major
Toccata In A Minor
Toccata In C Major
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 4, Toccata In D Minor
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 5, Sonata In D Minor
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 6, Sonata In C Major
Toccate Inedite Per Cembalo: No. 7, Sonata In A Major
Le Quattro Stagioni Del Anno: I. Primavera
Le Quattro Stagioni Del Anno: II. Estàte
Le Quattro Stagioni Del Anno: III. Autunno
Le Quattro Stagioni Del Anno: IV. Inverno
Sonata No. 1 In G Minor: I. Studio
Sonata No. 1 In G Minor: II. Divertimento
Sonata No. 2 In D Major: I. Studio
Sonata No. 2 In D Major: II. Divertimento
Sonata No. 3 In C Minor: I. Studio
Sonata No. 3 In C Minor: II. Divertimento
Sonata No. 4 In A Major: I. Studio
Sonata No. 4 In A Major: II. Divertimento
Sonata No. 5 In F Minor: I. Studio
Sonata No. 5 In F Minor: II. Divertimento
Sonata No. 6 In B-Flat Major: I. Studio
Sonata No. 6 In B-Flat Major: II. Divertimento

UPC: 8051773570841
Label: Urania Records
Release Date: 4.15.22
Format: CD

Durante / Baldassari - Works for Harpsichord (CD)