Galuppi spent three years in Russia at the court of Empress Catherine II between 1765 and 1768.
The English music historian Charles Burney praised Galuppi's later works, noting that his genius, like that of Titian, seemed to improve with age.
Baldassare Galuppi, born in Burano in 1706, was the son of a poor violinist who also worked as a barber.
Galuppi served as chapel master in St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, a position he held until his death in 1785.
Luigi Chiarizia, the harpsichordist and organist on this album, began studying music at age six and debuted with I Solisti Aquilani at nineteen.
Galuppi debuted as an operatic composer at the age of sixteen with his opera La fede nell'incostanza ossia gli amici rivali.
Galuppi's keyboard sonatas were widely disseminated in manuscript copies across Italy, France, Germany, and England, indicating their popularity.
