Sammartini: The Galant Italian

From the grandeur of Symphony in A, to the expressive Concerto in F for recorder and strings, and the introspective Cello Sonata in G Minor, each composition invites you on a journey through the timeless allure of classical masterpieces. 💎 Listen to this album on Spotify: 🎵 Purchase or streaming (Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music): 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: The essential contribution that Milan-born Giovanni Battista Sammartini (–1775) made to the history of music is universally recognised. He laid the foundations for the Classical symphony: he helped establish the standard composition of the orchestra and promoted independence and individual timbres in his part-writing, while Baroque customs (most notably the basso continuo) gradually gave way to sonata form. In terms of repertoire and recordings, however, Sammartini is still a relative rarity; if you set aside his symphonies and start investigating his chamber music and works for solo instruments, for example, it is soon apparent that many enthralling compositions remain silently filed away in libraries and archives, waiting patiently for the recognition they deserve. Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1701-75) was born in Milan, and unlike his contemporaries, spent all his life working in his home city. He became the major figure in musical life in the city, and devoted himself to instrumental, chamber and sacred music, composing only three stage works, making him one of those rare Italian composers who shunned the world of opera. His works were widely published in all the major cities of Europe, and he was on friendly terms with Gluck whom he taught from 1737-41, and Mozart whom he met during the young Austrian’s visit to Milan. His influence upon composers such as François-Joseph Gossec, Johann Christian Bach and Johann Stamitz was considerable. Complete tracklist can be found in the comment section! 00:00:00 Symphony in A, J-C- 63 00:11:49 Symphony in D, J-C- 22 00:21:56 Quintet No. 5 in E for 3 violins, viola, cello and basso continuo 00:34:41 Symphony in E, J-C- 31 00:45:42 Symphony in A, J-C- 60 00:58:32 Symphony in D, J-C- 11 01:09:27 Symphony in E-Flat, J-C- 28 01:20:34 Symphony in D, J-C- 17 01:30:32 Symphony in G, J-C- 40 01:40:17 Symphony in E-Flat, J-C- 26 01:52:20 Concerto in F, for recorder and strings 02:05:26 Sonata in F, No. 11, for recorder and basso continuo (Ms. of Parma) 02:17:07 Sonata in B-Flat, No. 21, for recorder and b.c. (Ms. Sibley) 02:24:52 Sonata in D Minor for harpsichord ( Mart. ): I. Andantino 02:29:29 Sonata in F, No. 23, for recorder and b.c. (Ms. Sibley) 02:40:01 Sonata in A Minor for cello and b.c. 02:51:08 Trio Sonata in G, Op. 1, No. 4, for two recorders and b.c. 03:02:07 Cello Sonata in G Minor 03:15:03 Cello sonata No. 1, Op. 03:21:42 Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 4 03:29:32 Cello Sonata No. 3, Op. 4 03:38:51 Cello Sonata No. 4, Op. 4 03:47:40 Cello Sonata No. 5, Op. 4 03:57:22 Cello Sonata No. 6, Op. 4 04:08:12 Cello Sonata in G Major 👉 Social media links: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: New Classical Releases: The Best of Liszt: The Best of Bach: Most Popular Piano Music: Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by composer and more of the greatest composers. We upload daily with complete albums and compilations with the best classical music.