Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c.1700-1775)
- Magnificat (in Si bemolle maggiore) a più Voci
Performers: Anna-Maria Vallin (soprano); Wanda Madonna (contralto);
Coro
di Milano; Orchestra des Angelicum; Umberto Cattini (conductor)
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Italian composer, organist, and teacher. The brother of Giuseppe
Sammartini, he was the son of a French oboist, Alexis Saint- Martin, who
gave him his first instruction in music. A set of vocal works published
in 1725 allowed him to obtain the post of maestro di cappella at the
church of Sant’Ambrogio, as well as other churches in the city of Milan,
where he remained his entire life. A prolific composer, he was much
sought after, particularly for his sacred music and instrumental pieces.
An early pioneer of the symphony, Sammartini began writing independent
pieces in the new genre as early as 1732 in three and four parts, with
their first documented appearance in his opera Memet composed for Lodi.
They take on increasingly complex structures over the next several
decades, with consistent binary forms that anticipate the sonata
principle. These works achieved international fame, with sources found
throughout Europe and even South America. Sammartini had a reputation as
one of the most influential teachers of the period; his most famous
student was Christoph Willibald von Gluck, who studied with him from
1737 to 1741. He was a prolific composer, writing four operas, 17 large
sacred works, eight large cantatas, over 200 string trios (some
indistinguishable from the Sinfonia à 3), 50 sonatas, at least 68
symphonies, 21 quartets (some with flute), and 10 concertos for cello,
flute, violin, and recorder. His works, known by their JC numbers, have
been cataloged by Newell Jenkins and Bathia Churgin.
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