GIUSEPPE VALENTINI (1681-1753)
Concerto Grosso for 4 violins, viola, and basso continuo in A minor Op. 7 No. 11
3. Grave
4. Allegro - Grave
5. Presto
6. Adagio
7. Allegro assai
Performed by Musica Antiqua Koln
Directed by Reinhard Goebel
*Giuseppe Valentini was an Italian violinist, painter, poet, and composer, though he is known chiefly as a composer of inventive instrumental music. Though during his lifetime overshadowed by the likes of Corelli, Vivaldi, and Locatelli, his contribuition to Italian baroque music is noteworthy, and many of his works were published throughout Europe.
