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Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785), Sonata in D Major, mvt. 2 (Adagio)

Galuppi is particularly notable for his success as a composer of opera buffa, or comic opera. After the very poor reception of his first opera, he left Venice to study with Antonio Lotti and Antonio Vivaldi. This is one of his ninety sonatas. Do you hear any similarities to his teachers in this piece?

Recordings produced by students at the University of Miami – Frost School of Music.
 

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