Giuseppe Sarti, the composer of this Miserere, was a pupil of Padre Martini in Bologna and served as an organist in his hometown of Faenza.
Composer Biography
Giuseppe Sarti held prestigious positions in Denmark, Russia, and Milan, including Chapel Master at court and director of the opera theatre in Copenhagen.
Compositional Technique
Sarti's Miserere in F minor is structured in 14 numbers, with a balance between solo and collective passages, and features concertante parts for instruments like the cello and violin.
Composition History
This recording features the second, more elaborately orchestrated version of Sarti's Miserere in F minor, which likely dates from the end of the 18th century.
Composer Biography
Giuseppe Sarti invented the 'frequenziometro,' a machine to count the exact number of vibrations per second for musical notes, leading to the adoption of A'=436 Hz.
Critical Reception
Giuseppe Sarti was considered a star of the first magnitude in his time, comparable in popularity to composers like Cimarosa and Paisiello.
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