BALDASSARE GALUPPI : Keyboard Sonatas • 1 (Matteo Napoli) (2011) FLAC (image+.cue) lossless

A leading figure in the development of opera buffa, Baldassare Galuppi was also much admired as a keyboardist, though his many sonatas largely remain unpublished and unknown today. Usually comprising two or three contrasting movements, these graceful and charming works juxtapose the melodious and the bravura, the melancholy and the ebullient, often recalling the music of Domenico Scarlatti or the young Mozart. Matteo Napoli enjoys a busy international career and plays on a number of highly praised Naxos recordings. Volume 2 will be issued on 8.572490. naxos
Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785)
1-3.     Sonata In F Major, Illy 28
4-6.     Sonata In F Minor, Illy 9
7-8. Sonata In C Minor
9-11. Sonata In C Major, Illy 57
12-13. Sonata In B Flat Major, Illy 32
14-15. Sonata In G Major, Illy 53
16-19. Sonata In D Major, Illy 45
20. Sonata In C Major, Illy 98
Credits :
Piano – Matteo Napoli
Cover photo: Burano, Venetian Lagoon

BALDASSARE GALUPPI : Keyboard Sonatas • 2 (Matteo Napoli) (2011) FLAC (image+.cue) lossless

Venetian composer Baldassare Galuppi’s reputation rests principally on his pioneering series of comic operas. But, trained by Antonio Lotti, Galuppi was also a keyboard player of distinction who served at the court of Catherine the Great in St Petersburg. Twelve keyboard sonatas were published during his lifetime, but Hedda Illy’s catalogue lists over 100 and reveals that Galuppi not only inherited the brilliance and panache of Domenico Scarlatti but anticipated the expressive writing of Mozart. The first volume in Matteo Napoli’s series (8.572263) was commended as “a good choice for connoisseurs of 18th century keyboard music.” (MusicWeb International) naxos
Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785)
1-3. Keyboard Sonata In B-Flat Major, Illy 14     (11:03)
4-5. Sonata In D Minor, Illy 2     (5:13)
6-8. Piano Sonata in C Minor, Illy 34     (7:56)
9-11. Keyboard Sonata In C Major, Illy 27     (12:54)
12-14. Keyboard Sonata In E-Flat Major, Illy 24 (11:51)
15-16. Keyboard Sonata In D Minor, Illy 56 (7:24)
17-19. Keyboard Sonata In D Major, Illy 1     (11:26)
Credits :
Piano – Matteo Napoli
Cover photo: Burano, Venetian Lagoon

BALDASSARE GALUPPI : Keyboard Sonatas • 3 (Matteo Napoli) (2012) FLAC (tracks) lossless

Known as Il Buranello after his island birthplace of Burano, opera composer Baldassare Galuppi was also admired as a keyboard player. His sonatas are quiet, refined gems of the utmost elegance and lyricism, with expressive contrasts ranging from poignant operatic aria style movements to the energetic influence of Scarlatti. This selection includes late works from the Passatempo al Cembalo. Matteo Napoli has been praised for his “enviable poise” (International Record Review) in volume 1 (8.572263) and “finely nuanced” playing (Fanfare) in volume 2 (8.572490). naxos
Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785)
1-4. Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Illy No. 66 (10:27)
5. Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Illy No. 30: II. Presto (3.:39)
6-7. Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Illy No. 38 (5:56)
8-10. Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Illy No. 36 (10:43)
11-13. Keyboard Sonata in B-Flat Major, Illy No. 23 (8:30)
14-15. Sonata In A Minor     (5:43)
16-17. Sonata In F Major, Illy 50 (3:45)
18-19. Sonata In A Minor, Illy 43 (Walsh: Op.1, No. 3)    (6:46)
20-21. Sonata In E Major, Illy 41     (9:14)
Credits :
Piano [Steinway D Model] – Matteo Napoli
Cover photo: Burano, Venetian Lagoon