Legrenzi's music influenced later great composers like Handel and Bach, and was itself influenced by Monteverdi, though Legrenzi was not his pupil.
Performer Biography
Nicola Reniero, the director and harpsichordist for this recording, prepared a critical edition of Legrenzi's Op.16 for this performance.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Legrenzi, despite a challenging career path, became maestro di cappella of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, a prestigious position.
Recording & Production
This album presents the first integral recording of Giovanni Legrenzi's complete Op.16, 'Balletti e Correnti'.
Compositional Technique
The 'Balletti e Correnti' collection features pieces alternating between binary time (balletti) and ternary time (correnti), each with different compositional structures and time signatures.
Composition History
Giovanni Legrenzi's 'Balletti e Correnti' was published posthumously in 1691 by his nephew, Giovanni Varischino, and its circumstances of composition are unknown.
Compositional Technique
The five-part writing in Legrenzi's sonatas, like in 16th and early 17th-century madrigals, creates a particularly harmonious and full sound, allowing for varied dynamic effects.
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