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Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672 - 1749)
Concerti & Serenate

Bloomington Baroque
Stanley Ritchie, Director


Stanley Ritchie, Violino Primo - Ingrid Matthews, Violino Secondo
David Greenberg, Violino di Rinforzo - Christopher Verrette, Viola
Shelly Taylor, Violoncello - Fumi Nishikiori, Cembalo

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In 1732 historian and lexicographer Johann Gottfried Walther published his Musicalisches Lexicon.   In it, he states "Buonporti (Francesco Antonio) a nobleman in Trent, has produced 10 musical works …"   Walther then lists the ten publications of which he was aware, an indication of how widespread this relatively forgotten priest-composer's music was at the time.   - Maxwell Sobel

Concerto in D Major
Opus XI No. 8
[1.] Allegro
[2.] Largo
[3.] Vivace

Concerto in F Major
Opus XI No. 5
[4.] Largeto
[5.] Recitativo: Adagio Assai
[6.] Allegro

Serenata in A Major
Opus XII No. 6
[7.] Largo
[8.] Paesana
[9.] Chiusa

Concerto in A Major
Opus XI No. 1
[10.] Allegro
[11.] Siciliana: Largeto
[12.] Allegro assai
Serenata in F Major
Opus XII No. 8
[13.] Largo assai
[14.] Allegro
[15.] Aria variata

Concerto in F Major
Opus XI No. 6
[16.] Comodo - Grave
[17.] Andante assai
[18.] Allegro

Concerto in B-flat Major
Opus XI No. 3
[19.] Allegro
[20.] Siciliana cromatica: Andante
[21.] Allegro



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